From illustrations-to-explain-things
Generate clean, absurd article illustrations in Ian's Xiaohei style. Use this skill when the user wants inline illustrations, shot lists, image edits, or visual metaphors for articles, blog posts, Notion pages, workflows, methods, structures, states, or key ideas. Default all response text and handwritten image labels to English unless the user explicitly requests another language.
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Design and generate 16:9 landscape article illustrations. The goal is not commercial illustration, formal PPT infographics, or cute cartoon art. The goal is to turn one key judgment, process, structure, state, or metaphor from the source material into a clean, strange, memorable hand-drawn explainer image.
agents/openai.yamlassets/examples/01-two-breakpoints.pngassets/examples/02-minimum-loop.pngassets/examples/03-sort-by-purpose.pngassets/examples/05-handoff-path.pngassets/examples/07-three-content-jobs.pngassets/examples/08-handoff-copy-toolbox.pngassets/examples/12-content-fermentation.pngassets/examples/13-system-bearing.pngassets/examples/14-trust-bridge.pngreferences/composition-patterns.mdreferences/prompt-template.mdreferences/qa-checklist.mdreferences/style-dna.mdreferences/xiaohei-ip.mdDesign and generate 16:9 landscape article illustrations. The goal is not commercial illustration, formal PPT infographics, or cute cartoon art. The goal is to turn one key judgment, process, structure, state, or metaphor from the source material into a clean, strange, memorable hand-drawn explainer image.
The default recurring character is Xiaohei: a small solid-black figure with white dot eyes, tiny legs, and a blank serious expression, doing something absurd but functional. Xiaohei must perform the core action in the image rather than standing off to the side as decoration.
Load only what is relevant to the current task instead of stuffing all references into context:
references/style-dna.md: style DNA, color rules, label rules, and anti-patterns.references/xiaohei-ip.md: Xiaohei character design, personality, action library, and prohibitions.references/composition-patterns.md: structure types, metaphor-invention method, and anti-copy rules.references/prompt-template.md: single-image generation prompt template.references/qa-checklist.md: post-generation review and iteration rules.assets/examples/: low-frequency visual calibration only. Do not copy these example compositions, objects, or labels.Read the article, link, Notion page, Markdown file, screenshot, or topic the user provided. Extract:
Do not distribute illustrations evenly. Prefer cognitive anchors such as core judgments, breakpoints, input/output loops, splits, before/after contrasts, one-input-many-outputs patterns, handoff paths, common traps, or role-state changes.
If the user asks how to illustrate the piece, think through it first and output a shot list. For each image, specify:
Default to 4-8 images. For very short pieces, 1-3 may be enough. Even for long pieces, avoid going past 9 unless the user clearly needs more.
If the user clearly asks you to generate, output, or make images, do not pause for confirmation. Use the built-in image_gen tool and generate each image separately. Do not combine multiple concepts into one image.
Each image should express only one core structure. The prompt must include:
Do not copy older example compositions. Examples are only for line density, whitespace, restraint, and Xiaohei participation. Unless the user explicitly asks to imitate a specific example, invent a fresh metaphor for the current article.
After generation, check the result against references/qa-checklist.md. If you see any of the following, regenerate or make a focused edit:
If the user is working inside a writable workspace, copy the final images to:
assets/<article-slug>-illustrations/
Name them in order:
01-topic-name.png
02-topic-name.png
Keep original generated files rather than overwriting existing assets, unless the user explicitly asks to replace them.
Keep planning outputs short and precise. After generating images, report:
Do not spend paragraphs explaining the style theory. Let the images do the work.
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