Analyzes article structure, identifies positions requiring visual aids, generates illustrations with Type × Style × Palette three-dimension approach. Use when user asks to "illustrate article", "add images", "generate images for article", or "为文章配图".
baoyu-cover-image
baoyu-cover-image is an open-source design skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by JimLiu. Its author describes it as: “Generates article cover images with 5 dimensions (type, palette, rendering, text, mood) combining 11 color palettes and 7 rendering styles. Supports cinematic (2.35:1), widescreen (16:9), and square (1:1) aspects. Use…”. The project has 25k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skills`.
What baoyu-cover-image does
Generate elegant cover images for articles with 5-dimensional customization.
Installation
Add baoyu-cover-image to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skillsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for baoyu-cover-image is organised into these sections:
- User Input Tools
- Image Generation Tools
- Confirmation Policy
- Options
- Five Dimensions
- Galleries
- File Structure
- Workflow
- Progress Checklist
- Flow
- Step 0: Load Preferences ⛔ BLOCKING
- Step 1: Analyze Content
When to use it
Reach for baoyu-cover-image when you want design help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in JimLiu/baoyu-skills, an established project with 25,129 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does baoyu-cover-image do?
- Generates article cover images with 5 dimensions (type, palette, rendering, text, mood) combining 11 color palettes and 7 rendering styles. Supports cinematic (2.35:1), widescreen (16:9), and square (1:1) aspects. Use when user asks to "generate cover image", "create article cover", or "make cover".
- How do I install baoyu-cover-image?
- Run /plugin marketplace add JimLiu/baoyu-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills before installing.
- Is baoyu-cover-image free to use?
- Yes. baoyu-cover-image is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does baoyu-cover-image come from?
- baoyu-cover-image ships inside JimLiu/baoyu-skills, a repository that contains 23 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 25,129 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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