gsp-art

Installation
SKILL.md

Not part of the main design pipeline. Just for fun.

Input: User's vision (subject, mood, size, usage) Output: Rendered art in the terminal + reusable code snippet

Ask the user what they want to render (subject — text, image, or concept).

Then use AskUserQuestion for mood:

  • Bold — "High contrast, strong lines, maximum impact"
  • Minimal — "Clean, sparse, breathing room"
  • Playful — "Fun, quirky, unexpected"
  • Retro — "8-bit nostalgia, old-school terminal vibes"

Then use AskUserQuestion for size:

  • Small — "1-5 lines — compact accent"
  • Medium — "5-15 lines — solid presence"
  • Large — "15-25 lines — full showpiece"

Optionally ask about usage (one-off fun, splash screen, CLI output, embedded in code) if it's not obvious from context.

Step 2: Create the art

Read ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/terminal-art.md for the full ANSI/Unicode reference if needed.

Create 2-3 options for the user. For each option:

  1. Pick a technique — gradient bars (░▒▓█), scatter/splatter, block text, box frames, dividers, shadow/depth, or negative space
  2. Draft in plain text first — get the layout right without color
  3. Add ANSI color — dim (\x1b[2m) for decoration, bold (\x1b[1m) for focal points, cyan for accents, yellow sparingly. Avoid red/green (semantic meaning)
  4. Test via node -e — render in the actual terminal to verify alignment and color
  5. Deliver as a console.log() template literal ready to reuse

Constraints: max 80 columns wide, max 25 lines tall, no emoji, always reset ANSI (\x1b[0m), must be readable without color, respect NO_COLOR.

Step 3: Show and iterate

Present the options to the user. Let them pick a favorite, request tweaks, or ask for a completely new direction. Repeat Step 2 as needed until the user is happy.

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First Seen
Apr 11, 2026