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Visual Author

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: education-learning  ·  Last updated:
Author the visuals for HCI lessons — `:::diagram` blocks (rendered at runtime with Mermaid) and `:::animation` blocks (self-contained HTML played in a sandboxed iframe). Use whenever a lesson has a `:::diagram` or `:::animation` directive that needs to be built or fixed, when asked to "add a diagram/animation to a lesson", "draw the flow/process", "create a chart for this concept", or in Hebrew "צור דיאגרמה", "הוסף אנימציה", "תרשים לשיעור", "המחשה חזותית". For complex timeline/stagger/SVG animation choreography, load the `animejs` skill alongside this one.
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From the source SKILL.md

The platform has two visual media directives. Both are content — they live in Markdown, never in the app. The renderer draws them; your job is to write a source the renderer can draw. This skill covers both, and when to use which.

Markdown (:::diagram / :::animation)  →  Parser  →  Media block  →  React  →  UI

What this skill does

Visual Author is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the education-learning sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/visual-author/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use whenever a lesson has a `:::diagram` or `:::animation` directive that needs to be built or fixed, when asked to "add a diagram/animation to a lesson", "draw the flow/process", "create a chart for this concept", or in Hebrew "צור דיאגרמה", "הוסף אנימציה", "תרשים לשיעור", "המחשה חזותית". For complex timeline/stagger/SVG animation choreography, load the `animejs` skill alongside this one.

Who uses this skill

The Visual Author Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 156,000+ 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/visual-author
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/visual-author/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/visual-author/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Visual Author Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/visual-author/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Visual Author skill do?
Author the visuals for HCI lessons — `:::diagram` blocks (rendered at runtime with Mermaid) and `:::animation` blocks (self-contained HTML played in a sandboxed iframe). Use whenever a lesson has a `:::diagram` or `:::animation` directive that needs to be built or fixed, when asked to "add a diagram/animation to a lesson", "draw the flow/process", "create a chart for this concept", or in Hebrew "צור דיאגרמה", "הוסף אנימציה", "תרשים לשיעור", "המחשה חזותית". For complex timeline/stagger/SVG animation choreography, load the `animejs` skill alongside this one.
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 Visual Author skill?
Use Visual Author when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the education learning 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 Visual Author" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Visual Author 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. Visual Author is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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strugo7. (2026). Visual Author [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/visual-author/
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@misc{visual-author-2026,
  author    = {strugo7},
  title     = {Visual Author [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/visual-author/}
}

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