# beautify-github-readme

Redesigns GitHub README pages or produces focused visual assets, from static SVG to PNG/WebP and opt-in GIFs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 1907
- Author: oil-oil
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/oil-oil/beautify-github-readme/tree/HEAD/skills/beautify-github-readme/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/beautify-github-readme

## What it does

This skill reshapes a repository homepage into a coherent visual story. In README mode, it works on information order, copy hierarchy, Markdown and the visual system. Asset-only mode creates heroes, section headers, diagrams, badges and related materials without changing the README unless that scope is explicitly approved.

It inspects the README, repository tree, package metadata, examples, screenshots and real outputs before design work. The process then defines the audience, project value, proof and visual direction. Unsupported claims should not be added.

Static SVG is the default output. GIF animation requires an explicit choice, so motion needs confirmation before it is made; that matters when an editable fallback is required. For large hero assets, it can ask you to choose between pure SVG and a hybrid PNG/WebP composition.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add oil-oil/beautify-github-readme --skill beautify-github-readme -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add oil-oil/beautify-github-readme --skill beautify-github-readme -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add oil-oil/beautify-github-readme --skill beautify-github-readme -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install oil-oil/beautify-github-readme beautify-github-readme
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add oil-oil/beautify-github-readme --skill beautify-github-readme -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/oil-oil/beautify-github-readme --path skills/beautify-github-readme
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add oil-oil/beautify-github-readme --skill beautify-github-readme -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/oil-oil/beautify-github-readme/tree/HEAD/skills/beautify-github-readme/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- restructure a repository README
- create an SVG hero for a project page
- draw a workflow diagram
- audit a README without editing it
- build a set of badges and section headers

## Example prompts
- Redesign the full README and create a visual story for the project.
- Create a static SVG hero for the README without editing the file.
- Audit this README without making changes.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: beautify-github-readme
description: Redesign GitHub README homepages or create project-native pure SVG, hybrid SVG-composed PNG/WebP, and opt-in animated GIF assets. Use when a user asks to beautify, redesign, rebrand, visually upgrade, simplify, or audit a GitHub README; create only a hero, section headers, diagrams, badges, motion graphics, showcase modules, or other README assets; or turn a repository homepage into a cohesive visual story. If whole-README work versus asset-only work is unclear, ask which scope the user wants. For hero-like assets where pure SVG and generated raster material are both viable, explain the tradeoffs and confirm the implementation before creating the asset.
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# Beautify GitHub README

Turn a repository homepage or requested visual asset into a concise, theme-specific visual story. Treat Markdown as the content layer, deterministic SVG as the layout system, and generated raster material as an optional visual ingredient.

## Workflow

### 1. Confirm the mode before editing

Use exactly one execution mode:

- **README mode** — improve the whole README: information order, copy hierarchy, proof, Markdown, and visual system.
- **Asset-only mode** — create only the requested static SVG or visual asset set. Static SVG is the default. Only after the user explicitly opts into meaningful motion, optionally deliver a GitHub-safe GIF while keeping the SVG as the editable fallback. Do not rewrite, reorder, or embed anything in the README unless the user explicitly adds that scope.

If the mode is not explicit, ask one compact question before making changes:

> Would you like me to improve the whole README or only create visual assets? If asset-only, tell me whether you need a hero, section headers, workflow, badge, motion graphic, or a coordinated set.

When a hero, badge, workflow, or diagram has meaningful motion and the user has not specified static or animated output, ask one compact follow-up:

> Should this stay as a static SVG, or would you like a GitHub-safe GIF animation with the SVG kept as the editable fallback?

GIF is opt-in and never the default. If the user declines, does not answer, or has no meaningful motion case, continue with static SVG only. Do not ask when motion would be purely decorative or the user already chose the output. Read-only inspection is allowed before the answer when it helps understand the repository. Do not interpret “use this Skill,” a repository path, or “beautify it” as permission to modify the whole README. Once the user chooses asset-only mode, expanding into README edits requires new authorization.

If the user explicitly asks only for an audit, audit without editing and do not force the two-mode question.

### 2. Inspect before designing
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