Visual Explainer
nicobailon/visual-explainer
Turns systems, code changes, plans and data into self-contained HTML pages where figures carry the explanation, with options for slide decks and narrated MP4 videos.
A skill your agent uses when the user needs an academic poster, conference poster, poster-style visual summary, section planning, figure-text balance, or poster packaging workflow.
Install Poster
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio poster --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/poster .claude/skills/poster && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "poster" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/poster into .claude/skills/poster/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "poster", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/posterType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio poster --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/poster .agents/skills/poster && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "poster" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/poster into .agents/skills/poster/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "poster", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio poster --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/poster .cursor/skills/poster && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "poster" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/poster into .cursor/skills/poster/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "poster", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git --path .claude/skills/poster--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio poster --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/poster .gemini/skills/poster && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "poster" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/poster into .gemini/skills/poster/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "poster", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio posterInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/poster .github/skills/poster && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "poster" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/poster into .github/skills/poster/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "poster", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio poster --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/poster .opencode/skills/poster && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "poster" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/poster into .opencode/skills/poster/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "poster", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
poster- GitHub stars
- 577
- Token cost
- ~805 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 408 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 43
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the user needs an academic poster, conference poster, poster-style visual summary, section planning, figure-text balance, or poster packaging workflow.
- Works in 4 steps: Clarify Poster Context → Choose The Content Source → Build A Poster Skeleton → …
- The user needs an academic poster
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, When To Use, Workflow and Output Pattern, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Poster is an agent skill from ZimoLiao/scholaraio. Use when the user needs an academic poster, conference poster, poster-style visual summary, section planning, figure-text balance, or poster packaging workflow.
Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Infographics. The repository describes itself as: Scholar All-In-One: A research infrastructure for AI agents. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user needs an academic poster
- Conference poster
- Poster-style visual summary
- Section planning
Example prompts
- “/poster”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 777628b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Poster loads about 805 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 408 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from ZimoLiao/scholaraio at commit 777628b, republished under its MIT licence (© ZimoLiao). 408 words, ~805 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/poster/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- poster
- description
- Use when the user needs an academic poster, conference poster, poster-style visual summary, section planning, figure-text balance, or poster packaging workflow.
Academic Poster Workflow
Create a poster-ready content package without duplicating the full workflows of the other writing skills.
Purpose
This skill is for poster-specific organization:
- define the poster's audience and message
- decide what belongs on the poster and what must be omitted
- convert literature or manuscript content into poster sections
- route figure/layout work to
/drawand/document
Do not treat a poster like a shortened paper. A poster is a visual argument with a small number of high-priority claims.
When To Use
Use this skill when the user wants:
- a conference poster
- a poster-style literature summary
- a visual one-page research overview
- help deciding poster sections, text density, and figure priorities
If the user mainly wants:
- a slide deck: route to
/document - a long written report: route to
/technical-report - a paper section: route to
/paper-writing
Workflow
1. Clarify Poster Context
Identify:
- target venue or audience
- poster goal: present a study, summarize a topic, or pitch a direction
- expected size or format if the user knows it
- available materials: workspace papers, manuscript draft, figures, data
2. Choose The Content Source
Use one main upstream workflow:
| Situation | Route |
|---|---|
| Poster summarizes a research field | /literature-review |
| Poster presents a user's own paper or method | /paper-writing |
| Poster motivates a new topic or open problem | /research-gap |
3. Build A Poster Skeleton
Default sections:
- Title + one-sentence claim
- Background / problem
- Method or comparison frame
- Key evidence or findings
- Main takeaway
- References / contact / QR block if needed
Keep these rules:
- one central claim, not many equal claims
- prefer figures, tables, and short bullets over dense prose
- each section should answer one question only
- remove any paragraph that needs sustained close reading
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4. Route Assets And Packaging
- Use
/drawwhen the poster needs diagrams, cleaned figures, timelines, or concept maps. - Use
/documentwhen the result should be packaged into a practical file such asPPTXor another layout-friendly deliverable. - If the user explicitly needs a print-ready poster size, keep the poster structure here, then use
/documentto implement the layout.
Output Pattern
Recommended outputs inside workspace/<name>/:
poster-outline.mdposter-copy.mdposter-assets/- packaged deliverable from
/document
Principles
- Poster first: optimize for scanability, not completeness.
- Visual priority: text exists to support figures and claims.
- Claim discipline: every block must support the poster's main message.
- Honest scope: current first-class packaging is via
/document; do not imply a dedicated poster renderer if none exists.
Example
用户说："帮我把这个工作区做成一个 conference poster"
→ 用本 skill确定 poster 骨架和主张，再转 /paper-writing 或 /literature-review 生成文案，必要时接 /draw 和 /document
© ZimoLiao, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/poster of ZimoLiao/scholaraio.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 777628b
Compare with similar skills
Poster next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poster this skillZimoLiao/scholaraio | 577 | — | ~805 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Visual Explainernicobailon/visual-explainer | 10k | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Lanshu Create AI Presenter Videocclank/lanshu-create-ai-presenter-video | 2.6k | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Image Generationonyx-dot-app/onyx | 32k | 1 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Math ExplainerGordenSun/mathVideoMaker | 290 | 1 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| SEO Image GeneratorAgriciDaniel/claude-seo | 19k | 2 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Poster
What does Poster do?
A skill your agent uses when the user needs an academic poster, conference poster, poster-style visual summary, section planning, figure-text balance, or poster packaging workflow. Poster is an agent skill from ZimoLiao/scholaraio. Use when the user needs an academic poster, conference poster, poster-style visual summary, section planning, figure-text balance, or poster packaging workflow.
When should I use Poster?
Poster fits situations like: the user needs an academic poster; conference poster; poster-style visual summary; section planning.
How do I install Poster in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/poster in ZimoLiao/scholaraio) into .claude/skills/poster in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Poster in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/poster in ZimoLiao/scholaraio) into .agents/skills/poster in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Poster in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill poster -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/poster, .gemini/skills/poster, .github/skills/poster and .opencode/skills/poster in your project.
What does Poster need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Poster is instructions for the agent only.
Does Poster access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Poster safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Poster use?
Poster is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Poster use?
About 805 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Poster?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Poster: Visual Explainer (nicobailon/visual-explainer, 10k stars), Lanshu Create AI Presenter Video (cclank/lanshu-create-ai-presenter-video, 2.6k stars), Image Generation (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars) and Math Explainer (GordenSun/mathVideoMaker, 290 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Poster?
ZimoLiao (a GitHub user) maintains it in ZimoLiao/scholaraio, which has 577 GitHub stars. The repository holds 43 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 25, 2026.
Source: ZimoLiao/scholaraio on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.