Agent Canvas Setup

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Canvas Setup skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Canvas Setup is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: tools-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

ai:agent

Dependency checker and installer for agent-canvas, agent-eyes, and canvas-edit skills. Use BEFORE running any canvas skill for the first time, or when canvas skills fail with import/browser errors. Triggers on "setup agent canvas", "install canvas dependencies", "canvas not working", "playwright not found", or any setup/installation request for canvas skills.

From the source SKILL.md

Checks and installs dependencies for the agent-canvas visual editing skills (agent-eyes, agent-canvas, canvas-edit).

What this skill does

Agent Canvas Setup is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the tools-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/agent-canvas-setup/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Agent Canvas Setup Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/agent-canvas-setup
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-canvas-setup/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/agent-canvas-setup/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/agent-canvas-setup/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/agent-canvas-setup/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\agent-canvas-setup\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Agent Canvas Setup Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/agent-canvas-setup/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Agent Canvas Setup skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Agent Canvas Setup skill?

Use Agent Canvas Setup when your Claude Code task falls under the Dev Tools category — specifically in the tools misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Agent Canvas Setup" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/tools/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Canvas Setup skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Canvas Setup is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

diegosouzapw. (2026). Agent Canvas Setup [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-canvas-setup/

BibTeX

@misc{agent-canvas-setup-2026,
  author    = {diegosouzapw},
  title     = {Agent Canvas Setup [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-canvas-setup/}
}

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