Overview
hive.chart-creation-foundations is an open-source design skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. Its author describes it as: “Required reading whenever any chart_* tool is available. Teaches the one-tool embedding contract (call chart_render → live chart appears in chat AND a downloadable PNG lands in the queen session dir), the ECharts (dat…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/chart-creation-foundations`.
What hive.chart-creation-foundations does
These tools render BI/financial-analyst-grade charts and diagrams that show up live in the chat AND save as high-DPI PNGs in the user's queen session dir.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for hive.chart-creation-foundations is organised into these sections:
- The embedding contract — one rule
- When to chart at all
- ECharts vs Mermaid — the picking rule
- The aesthetic baseline (non-negotiable)
- 1. Theme & background
- 2. Palette discipline — DO NOT set color on series
- 3. Typography
- 4. No chartjunk
- 5. Axis hygiene
- 6. One message per chart
- Calling chartrender — the canonical pattern
- The 12 chart types you'll use 95% of the time
Installation
Add hive.chart-creation-foundations to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/chart-creation-foundationsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
hive.chart-creation-foundations is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in aden-hive/hive, an established project with 10,923 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does hive.chart-creation-foundations do?
- Required reading whenever any chart_* tool is available. Teaches the one-tool embedding contract (call chart_render → live chart appears in chat AND a downloadable PNG lands in the queen session dir), the ECharts (data viz) vs Mermaid (structural diagrams) decision, the BI/financial-grade aesthetic baseline (no chartjunk, restrained palette, proper typography, single message per chart), and the canonical spec patterns for the 12 most-common chart types. Skipping this leads to 1990s-Excel charts, missing downloads, and the agent writing markdown image links by hand instead of letting chart_render drive the UI.
- How do I install hive.chart-creation-foundations?
- Run git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/chart-creation-foundations in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/aden-hive/hive before installing.
- Is hive.chart-creation-foundations free to use?
- Yes. hive.chart-creation-foundations is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does hive.chart-creation-foundations come from?
- hive.chart-creation-foundations ships inside aden-hive/hive, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,923 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
