Baoyu Xhs Images

Image Card Series Generator

Break down complex content into eye-catching image card series with multiple style options.

User Input Tools

When this skill prompts the user, follow this tool-selection rule (priority order):

1. Prefer built-in user-input tools exposed by the current agent runtime — e.g., AskUserQuestion, request_user_input, clarify, ask_user, or any equivalent.
2. Fallback: if no such tool exists, emit a numbered plain-text message and ask the user to reply with the chosen number/answer for each question.
3. Batching: if the tool supports multiple questions per call, combine all applicable questions into a single call; if only single-question, ask them one at a time in priority order.

Concrete AskUserQuestion references below are examples — substitute the local equivalent in other runtimes.

Image Generation Tools

When this skill needs to render an image, resolve the backend in this order:

1. Current-request override — if the user names a specific backend in the current message, use it.
2. Saved preference — if EXTEND.md sets preferred_image_backend to a backend available right now, use it.
3. Auto-select (when the preference is auto, unset, or the pinned backend isn't available):

• Codex (imagegen) — first, inspect your available-skills / tool inventory. If a skill named imagegen is listed, you are running inside Codex and MUST use it: invoke via the Skill tool with skill: "imagegen", passing the saved prompt file's content (plus output path and aspect ratio per Codex imagegen's own args). Codex imagegen is the official raster backend in that runtime and outranks any non-native skill (e.g., baoyu-image-gen) unless the user has explicitly pinned a different preferred_image_backend.
• Codex via codex exec (codex-imagegen) — if the current runtime exposes no native imagegen skill but the codex CLI is on PATH with an active codex login, route through baoyu-image-gen --provider codex-cli (preferred), or — if baoyu-image-gen is unavailable — invoke the bundled wrapper directly. Details, parameters, and the runtime-discovery procedure live in [references/codex-imagegen.md](references/codex-imagegen.md) — load that file only when this branch is selected.
• Other runtime-native tools — if the runtime exposes a different native image tool (e.g., Hermes image_generate), use it the same way.
• Otherwise, if exactly one non-native backend is installed (e.g., baoyu-image-gen), use it.
• Otherwise (multiple non-native backends with no runtime-native tool), ask the user once — batch with any other initial questions.

1. If none are available, tell the user and ask how to proceed.

⛔ Never substitute SVG, HTML, canvas, or other code-based rendering for raster image generation. Codex imagegen's own description says it should be used "when the output should be a bitmap asset rather than repo-native code or vector." If you cannot resolve a raster backend via step 3, fall through to step 4 and ask the user — do not silently emit SVG, write inline `` markup, or produce HTML/CSS art as a substitute. This applies even if the article/section seems "diagram-like": the consumer skill calling this rule has already decided that a raster image is what it needs.

⛔ Never repair rendered text by painting over a generated bitmap. Do not use ImageMagick, Pillow, Canvas, SVG, HTML/CSS, OCR scripts, or any other programmatic overlay to cover, rewrite, erase, stroke, or replace titles, body copy, tags, or any other text inside an already generated image card. If text is wrong or unclear, regenerate from a corrected prompt, switch to a layout with less on-card text, or ask the user which imperfect candidate to keep.

Setting preferred_image_backend: ask forces the step-3 prompt every run regardless of available backends. Users change the pinned backend via the ## Changing Preferences section below.

Prompt file requirement (hard): write each image's full, final prompt to a standalone file under prompts/ (naming: NN-{type}-[slug].md) BEFORE invoking any backend. The file is the reproducibility record and lets you switch backends without regenerating prompts.

Concrete tool names (imagegen, image_generate, baoyu-image-gen) above are examples — substitute the local equivalents under the same rule.

Batch Generation Policy

After every prompt file for the current generation group has been saved and verified, generate images in batches by default.

Priority order:

1. Use the chosen backend's native batch / multi-task interface if it exists. Each task must keep its own prompt file, output path, aspect ratio, session ID, and direct reference images.
2. If no native batch interface exists but the runtime can issue parallel tool calls, dispatch up to generation_batch_size images at a time. Default: 4. An explicit user request in the current message, such as --batch-size 4 or "并行 4 张一起生成", overrides EXTEND.md.
3. If neither native batch nor parallel tool calls are available, generate sequentially.

Rules:

• Honor the image-1 anchor chain: generate image 1 first, then batch images 2+ using image 1 as the reference.
• Never start a batch until every selected prompt file for that batch exists on disk.
• Retry failed items once without regenerating successful items.
• Do not use subagents merely to parallelize image rendering. Use subagents only for separate prompt iteration or creative exploration.

Confirmation Policy

Default behavior: confirm before generation.

• Treat explicit skill invocation, a file path, matched signals/presets, and EXTEND.md defaults as recommendation inputs only. None of them authorizes skipping confirmation.
• Do not start Step 3 until the user completes Step 2.
• Skip confirmation only when the current request explicitly says to do so, for example: --yes, "直接生成", "不用确认", "跳过确认", "按默认出图", or equivalent wording.
• If confirmation is skipped explicitly, state the assumed strategy / style / layout / palette / count / backend in the next user-facing update before generating.

Language

Respond in the user's language across questions, progress, errors, and completion summary. Keep technical tokens (style names, file paths, code) in English.

Options

| Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | --style | Visual style (see Styles below) | | --layout | Information layout (see Layouts below) | | --palette | Color override: macaron / warm / neon | | --preset | Style + layout + optional palette shorthand (see Presets below; per-preset prompt fragments in references/style-presets.md) | | --ref | Reference images applied to image 1 as the series anchor | | --batch-size | Temporary generation batch size for this run. Default: generation_batch_size from EXTEND.md, otherwise 4. Clamp to 1-8. | | --yes | Non-interactive: skip all confirmations, use EXTEND.md or built-in defaults, auto-confirm recommended plan (Path A) |

Dimensions

Three independent knobs combine freely:

| Dimension | Controls | Options | |-----------|----------|---------| | Style | Visual aesthetics (lines, decorations, rendering) | 12 styles (see Styles below) | | Layout | Information structure (density, arrangement) | 8 layouts (see Layouts below) | | Palette (optional) | Color override, replaces the style's default colors | macaron / warm / neon (see Palettes below) |

Example: --style notion --layout dense makes an intellectual knowledge card; add --palette macaron to soften the colors without changing notion's rendering rules. A --preset is a shorthand for style + layout (+ optional palette).

Palette behavior: no --palette → style's built-in colors; --palette → overrides colors only, rendering rules unchanged. Some styles declare a default_palette (e.g., sketch-notes defaults to macaron).

Styles (12)

| Style | Description | |-------|-------------| | cute (Default) | Sweet, adorable, girly aesthetic | | fresh | Clean, refreshing, natural | | warm | Cozy, friendly, approachable | | bold | High impact, attention-grabbing | | minimal | Ultra-clean, sophisticated | | retro | Vintage, nostalgic, trendy | | pop | Vibrant, energetic, eye-catching | | notion | Minimalist hand-drawn line art, intellectual | | chalkboard | Colorful chalk on black board, educational | | study-notes | Realistic handwritten photo style, blue pen + red annotations + yellow highlighter | | screen-print | Bold poster art, halftone textures, limited colors, symbolic storytelling | | sketch-notes | Hand-drawn educational infographic, macaron pastels on warm cream, wobble lines |

Per-style specifications: references/presets/.md.

Layouts (8)

| Layout | Description | |--------|-------------| | sparse (Default) | 1-2 points, maximum impact | | balanced | 3-4 points, standard | | dense | 5-8 points, knowledge-card style | | list | Enumeration / ranking (4-7 items) | | comparison | Side-by-side contrast | | flow | Process / timeline (3-6 steps) | | mindmap | Center-radial (4-8 branches) | | quadrant | Four-quadrant / circular sections |

Layout specs: references/elements/canvas.md.

Palettes (optional override)

Replaces the style's colors while keeping rendering rules (line treatment, textures) intact.

| Palette | Background | Zone Colors | Accent | Feel | |---------|------------|-------------|--------|------| | macaron | Warm cream #F5F0E8 | Blue #A8D8EA, Lavender #D5C6E0, Mint #B5E5CF, Peach #F8D5C4 | Coral #E8655A | Soft, educational | | warm | Soft peach #FFECD2 | Orange #ED8936, Terracotta #C05621, Golden #F6AD55, Rose #D4A09A | Sienna #A0522D | Earth tones, cozy | | neon | Dark purple #1A1025 | Cyan #00F5FF, Magenta #FF00FF, Green #39FF14, Pink #FF6EC7 | Yellow #FFFF00 | High-energy, futuristic |

Palette specs: references/palettes/.md.

Presets (style + layout shortcuts)

Quick-start combos, grouped by scenario. Use --preset or recommend during Step 2.

Knowledge & Learning:

| Preset | Style | Layout | Best For | |--------|-------|--------|----------| | knowledge-card | notion | dense | 干货知识卡、概念科普 | | checklist | notion | list | 清单、排行榜 | | concept-map | notion | mindmap | 概念图、知识脉络 | | swot | notion | quadrant | SWOT 分析、四象限 | | tutorial | chalkboard | flow | 教程步骤、操作流程 | | classroom | chalkboard | balanced | 课堂笔记、知识讲解 | | study-guide | study-notes | dense | 学习笔记、考试重点 | | hand-drawn-edu | sketch-notes | flow | 手绘教程、流程图解 | | sketch-card | sketch-notes | dense | 手绘知识卡 | | sketch-summary | sketch-notes | balanced | 手绘总结、图文笔记 |

Lifestyle & Sharing:

| Preset | Style | Layout | Best For | |--------|-------|--------|----------| | cute-share | cute | balanced | 少女风分享、日常种草 | | girly | cute | sparse | 甜美封面、氛围感 | | cozy-story | warm | balanced | 生活故事、情感分享 | | product-review | fresh | comparison | 产品对比、测评 | | nature-flow | fresh | flow | 健康流程、自然主题 |

Impact & Opinion:

| Preset | Style | Layout | Best For | |--------|-------|--------|----------| | warning | bold | list | 避坑指南、重要提醒 | | versus | bold | comparison | 正反对比 | | clean-quote | minimal | sparse | 金句、极简封面 | | pro-summary | minimal | balanced | 专业总结、商务内容 |

Trend & Entertainment:

| Preset | Style | Layout | Best For | |--------|-------|--------|----------| | retro-ranking | retro | list | 复古排行、经典盘点 | | throwback | retro | balanced | 怀旧分享 | | pop-facts | pop | list | 趣味冷知识 | | hype | pop | sparse | 炸裂封面、惊叹分享 |

Poster & Editorial:

| Preset | Style | Layout | Best For | |--------|-------|--------|----------| | poster | screen-print | sparse | 海报风封面、影评书评 | | editorial | screen-print | balanced | 观点文章、文化评论 | | cinematic | screen-print | comparison | 电影对比、戏剧张力 |

Full prompt-fragment definitions: references/style-presets.md.

Auto-Selection

Match content signals to the best combo. First row whose keywords appear wins; fall back to cute-share if nothing matches.

| Signals in source | Style | Layout | Recommended preset | |-------------------|-------|--------|--------------------| | beauty, fashion, cute, girl, pink | cute | sparse/balanced | cute-share, girly | | health, nature, fresh, organic | fresh | balanced/flow | product-review, nature-flow | | life, story, emotion, warm | warm | balanced | cozy-story | | warning, important, must, critical | bold | list/comparison | warning, versus | | professional, business, elegant | minimal | sparse/balanced | clean-quote, pro-summary | | classic, vintage, traditional | retro | balanced | throwback, retro-ranking | | fun, exciting, wow, amazing | pop | sparse/list | hype, pop-facts | | knowledge, concept, productivity, SaaS | notion | dense/list | knowledge-card, checklist | | education, tutorial, learning, classroom | chalkboard | balanced/dense | tutorial, classroom | | notes, handwritten, study guide, realistic | study-notes | dense/list/mindmap | study-guide | | movie, poster, opinion, editorial, cinematic | screen-print | sparse/comparison | poster, editorial, cinematic | | hand-drawn, infographic, workflow, 手绘，图解 | sketch-notes | flow/balanced/dense | hand-drawn-edu, sketch-card, sketch-summary |

Style × Layout Matrix

Compatibility scores (✓✓ highly recommended, ✓ works well, ✗ avoid). Use when the user picks a non-default combo and you want to flag a poor match.

| | sparse | balanced | dense | list | comparison | flow | mindmap | quadrant | |--------------|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | cute | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | fresh | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | warm | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | bold | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | | minimal | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | retro | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | pop | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | notion | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | | chalkboard | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | | study-notes | ✗ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | | screen-print | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓✓ | | sketch-notes | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ |

Outline Strategies

Three differentiated approaches — each produces a structurally different outline. The workflow recommends one; Path C generates all three and lets the user choose.

| Strategy | Concept | Best for | Structure | |----------|---------|----------|-----------| | A — Story-Driven | Personal experience as the thread, emotional resonance first | Reviews, personal shares, transformation | Hook → Problem → Discovery → Experience → Conclusion | | B — Information-Dense | Value-first, efficient information delivery | Tutorials, comparisons, checklists | Core conclusion → Info card → Pros/Cons → Recommendation | | C — Visual-First | Visual impact as core, minimal text | High-aesthetic products, lifestyle, mood content | Hero image → Detail shots → Lifestyle scene → CTA |

Reference Images

User-supplied refs are separate from the internal "image-1 as anchor" chain (Step 3) — they layer on top of it.

Intake: via --ref or paths pasted in conversation.

• File path → copy to refs/NN-ref-{slug}.{ext}
• Pasted with no path → ask for the path, or extract style traits as a text fallback

Usage modes (per reference):

| Usage | Effect | |-------|--------| | direct | Pass the file to the backend (typically on image 1 only, so the anchor propagates through the chain) | | style | Extract style traits and append to every card's prompt body | | palette | Extract hex colors and append to every card's prompt body |

Record refs in each affected card's prompt frontmatter:

references:
  - ref_id: 01
    filename: 01-ref-brand.png
    usage: direct

At generation time: verify files exi

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Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: qzzqzzb
• Source: qzzqzzb/OpenClaudeScience
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.