nexu-io/open-design/skills/canvas-design/SKILL.md
canvas-design
Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF documents using design philosophy and aesthetic principles for posters, illustrations, and static pieces.
- Source repository stars
- 82,073
- Declared platforms
- 0
- Static risk flags
- 1
- Last source update
- 2026-07-28
- Source checked
- 2026-07-28
Decision brief
What it does—and where it fits
Curated from Anthropic's official skills repository.
Not for
- Tasks that require unconfirmed production actions or broad system permissions.
- Environments where the pinned source and install steps cannot be inspected.
Compatibility matrix
Platform support, with evidence labels
| Platform | Status | Evidence | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codex | Not declared | No explicit evidence | Portability before use |
| Claude Code | Not declared | No explicit evidence | Portability before use |
| Cursor | Not declared | No explicit evidence | Portability before use |
| Gemini CLI | Not declared | No explicit evidence | Portability before use |
Installation
Inspect first. Install second.
The source command is displayed only when detected. A safe inspection prompt is always available so your agent can explain every action before execution.
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill "skills/canvas-design"Inspect the Agent Skill "canvas-design" from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/blob/89d6d4ef21baf80f871595abdf6f7de6e941dd44/skills/canvas-design/SKILL.md at commit 89d6d4ef21baf80f871595abdf6f7de6e941dd44. List every install step, command, network request, credential, file read/write, external action, and rollback step. Explain whether it fits my task. Do not install or execute anything until I approve.
Workflow
What the source asks the agent to do
- 01
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into y… - 02
What it does
Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF documents using design philosophy and aesthetic principles for posters, illustrations, and static pieces.
Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF documents using design philosophy and aesthetic principles for posters, illustrations, and static pieces. - 03
Source
Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design
Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-designCategory: image-generation- Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design - Category: image-generation
Permission review
Static risk signals and limitations
Network access
The documentation includes network, browsing, or remote request actions.
open https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-designEvidence record
Why each signal appears
| Signal | Value | Evidence type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality score | 63/100 | Computed | Documentation, specificity, maintenance, and trust rules |
| Repository stars | 82,073 | Source | Repository attention, not individual Skill quality |
| Compatibility | 0 platforms | Source | Declared in the catalog source record |
| Usage guide | catalog record | Editorial | Generated or reviewed according to the visible evidence level |
Pinned source
Provenance and original SKILL.md
- Repository
- nexu-io/open-design
- Skill path
- skills/canvas-design/SKILL.md
- Commit
- 89d6d4ef21baf80f871595abdf6f7de6e941dd44
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Collected
- 2026-07-28
- Default branch
- main
View the original SKILL.md
canvas-design
Curated from Anthropic's official skills repository.
What it does
Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF documents using design philosophy and aesthetic principles for posters, illustrations, and static pieces.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design
- Category:
image-generation
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in Open Design so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (canvas-design) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
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