# image-optimization

A skill that walks your agent through compressing images and picking modern formats. Useful before a deploy, when pages drag on mobile networks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 656 installs · ★ 371
- Author: aj-geddes
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/image-optimization/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/aj-geddes-image-optimization

## What it does

The skill covers format choice by job. JPEG for photos with lossy compression, PNG for icons and screenshots, SVG for simple graphics. WebP gets its own section: better size than JPEG or PNG, with a `<picture>` fallback for older browsers.

There is a short starting example with `convert`, `optipng` and `cwebp`, and four deeper guides live in the `references/` directory: compression and formats, responsive images, the optimization process, monitoring. Your agent opens the file it needs and applies the steps to your project.

Nothing runs on its own here, and the skill does not check whether the tools exist. If ImageMagick, PNGQuant or cwebp are missing from the machine, the example commands fail — worth checking your environment before asking the agent to touch assets.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill image-optimization -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/image-optimization/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/image-optimization/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill image-optimization -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/image-optimization/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill image-optimization -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/image-optimization/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts image-optimization
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/image-optimization/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill image-optimization -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --path skills/image-optimization
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/image-optimization/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill image-optimization -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/image-optimization/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compress photos for the web without visible quality loss
- pick a format for icons, screenshots and logos
- move images to WebP with a fallback for older browsers
- set up responsive images at several sizes per screen
- sweep asset folders before shipping to production

## Example prompts
- go through `public/images` and tell me what to compress and convert
- pick a format and command for the logo and icons in `assets/`
- show me how to set up responsive images for a product card

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: image-optimization
description: >
  Optimize images for web to reduce file size without sacrificing quality. Use
  compression, modern formats, and responsive techniques for faster loading.
---

# Image Optimization

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

## Overview

Images typically comprise 50% of page weight. Optimization dramatically improves performance, especially on mobile networks.

## When to Use

- Website optimization
- Responsive image implementation
- Performance improvement
- Mobile experience enhancement
- Before deployment

## Quick Start

Minimal working example:

```yaml
Format Selection:

JPEG:
  Best for: Photographs, complex images
  Compression: Lossy (quality 70-85)
  Size: ~50-70% reduction
  Tools: ImageMagick, TinyJPEG
  Command: convert image.jpg -quality 75 optimized.jpg

PNG:
  Best for: Icons, screenshots, transparent images
  Compression: Lossless
  Size: 10-30% reduction
  Tools: PNGQuant, OptiPNG
  Command: optipng -o3 image.png

WebP:
  Best for: Modern browsers (90% support)
  Compression: 25-35% better than JPEG/PNG
  Fallback: Use <picture> element
  Tools: cwebp
  Command: cwebp -q 75 image.jpg -o image.webp

SVG:
  Best for: Icons, logos, simple graphics
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
```

## Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the `references/` directory:

| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| [Image Compression & Formats](references/image-compression-formats.md) | Image Compression & Formats |
| [Responsive Images](references/responsive-images.md) | Responsive Images |
| [Optimization Process](references/optimization-process.md) | Optimization Process |
| [Monitoring & Best Practices](references/monitoring-best-practices.md) | Monitoring & Best Practices |

## Best Practices

### ✅ DO

- Follow established patterns and conventions
- Write clean, maintainable code
- Add appropriate documentation
- Test thoroughly before deploying

### ❌ DON'T

- Skip testing or validation
- Ignore error handling
- Hard-code configuration values
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