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illo-skill: Turn Articles into Unique Editorial Illustrations Fast

Name: illo-skill: Turn Articles into Unique Editorial Illustrations Fast
Author: tmchow

Create print‑style editorial graphics starring a recurring mascot from any idea or article. Ideal for founders who need fresh visuals without hiring designers.

From the repo · “illo skill — an AI agent skill that turns ideas and articles into original print-style editorial illustrations, starring a recurring mascot. 30+ characters packs, with ability to create your own.”

408 stars+3★ this week18 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 17Updated 9/21/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Illo-skill turns ideas and articles into original print-style editorial illustrations starring a recurring mascot, using AI and 30+ character packs or custom creations.

When to use it

•You need to visualize a complex article or idea in a engaging and simplified way
•Your brand requires consistent, recognizable illustrations across different media channels
•You want to create custom, print-style editorial illustrations without extensive design experience

Ready-to-paste prompt

python generate_illustration.py --character-pack='animals' --article='path/to/article.txt' --output='path/to/output.png'

Heads up: Ensure you have the necessary dependencies and libraries installed, including Python and any required AI or graphics processing libraries, as specified in the illo-skill README

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/illo-skill && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/illo-skill/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/illo-skill/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How illo-skill: Turn Articles into Unique Editorial Illustrations Fast works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Illo-skill: Turn Articles into Unique Editorial Illustrations Fast is a medium Python project (~5.2k lines across 12 code files, plus 8 test files). You install it into your AI tool with one command; there is nothing to run yourself. Last commit a month ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~5.2k lines · 12 code files · 43 min skim

Setup

Install as a skill / plugin

Add it to Claude Code (or your AI tool) with one command — 1 skill inside. Nothing to run yourself.

Runs on

Inside your AI tool

Nothing to install on your machine

Python 88%HTML 11%Shell 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
skills/illo/README.md
Inside skills/ — an example of what the AI is told to do

What's in each folder

skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions38 files

docs/Documentation8 files

_assets/Folder39 files

.claude-plugin/Plugin manifest — what gets installed2 files

.grok-plugin/Plugin manifest — what gets installed2 files

.codex-plugin/Plugin manifest — what gets installed1 files

.cursor-plugin/Plugin manifest — what gets installed1 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)15 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated 1 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/illo-skill && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/illo-skill/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/illo-skill/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

Quick Actions

Details

Creator

tmchow

Language

Python