Usage

This skill is triggered by natural language in Hermes — no slash command or CLI flags.

Trigger Phrases

• "Illustrate this article" / "为文章配图"
• "Add images to this post"
• "Generate illustrations for [path/to/article.md]"

Input Modes

Mode	How to trigger	Output Directory
File path	Mention an article path (path/to/article.md)	{article-dir}/imgs/ (default)
Pasted content	Paste the article text in the conversation	illustrations/{topic-slug}/ (cwd)

Specifying Options in Natural Language

The user can specify any of the following directly in their request. If not specified, the skill asks via the clarify tool.

Option	Example phrasing
Type	"as an infographic", "as a flowchart", "as scenes"
Style	"in blueprint style", "use notion style", "用 watercolor 风格"
Preset	"use the tech-explainer preset", "storytelling preset"
Palette	"with macaron palette", "warm colors only"
Density	"minimal images", "one per section", "rich illustrations"
Language	"images in English" / "图片文字用中文"
Output	"save images alongside the article" / "put them in illustrations/"

Examples

Technical article with data:

帮我为 api-design.md 配图，用 infographic + blueprint 风格

Preset shortcut:

Illustrate api-design.md with the tech-explainer preset

Personal story:

Illustrate journey.md using the storytelling preset

Tutorial with rich images:

Generate illustrations for how-to-deploy.md — tutorial preset, rich density

Opinion article:

Illustrate opinion.md with the opinion-piece preset

Preset with style override:

Use the tech-explainer preset for article.md but swap the style for notion