# ray-so-code-snippet

This skill turns a code snippet into a clean image through ray.so and saves it to your working directory. Handy when you need to show code in a chat or a post.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 518 installs · ★ 298
- Author: intellectronica
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ray-so-code-snippet/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ray-so-code-snippet

## What it does

The skill takes your code, builds a ray.so URL with all the styling baked in, and captures the result with `agent-browser`. Theme, padding, dark mode, background, line numbers and title are all asked up front, and the list of available themes and languages is pulled from the ray.so repository with `curl`. Language detection often happens on its own from the file extension or the syntax, so you may not be asked at all.

One hard limit: no `agent-browser` in `PATH`, no image. The skill checks for it first and stops there. You also need `python3`, which handles the base64 and URL encoding. Every ray.so parameter goes into the URL hash after `#`, not the query string — put them in the wrong place and the styling is ignored. Leave `width` out unless you need a fixed frame; ray.so sizes the frame to the code on its own.

The image lands in the current working directory under a sensible name like `rayso-snippet.png`, or after the title if you gave one. A different path only if you asked for it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill ray-so-code-snippet -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill ray-so-code-snippet -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill ray-so-code-snippet -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills ray-so-code-snippet
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ray-so-code-snippet/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill ray-so-code-snippet -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills --path skills/ray-so-code-snippet
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill ray-so-code-snippet -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/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/ray-so-code-snippet/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a code snippet into an image for a post
- capture a syntax-highlighted screenshot of code
- pick a theme and padding for a code image
- save the finished image into the project folder
- share code in chat without losing formatting

## Example prompts
- make a ray.so image of this code, midnight theme
- generate a snippet image from `fibonacci.py` with a title
- screenshot this code with line numbers and save it to the current folder

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---
name: ray-so-code-snippet
description: Generate beautiful code snippet images using ray.so. This skill should be used when the user asks to create a code image, code screenshot, code snippet image, or wants to make their code look pretty for sharing. Saves images locally to the current working directory or a user-specified path.
---

# ray.so Code Snippet Image Generator

Generate beautiful code snippet images using [ray.so](https://ray.so/) and save them locally.

## Requirements

- The user MUST provide the code snippet, either directly or by pointing to a file/selection in context
- MUST ask the user for ALL styling parameters before generating, presenting ALL available options
- MUST use `agent-browser` for screenshot capture (check availability first)

## Workflow

### Step 1: Verify agent-browser Availability

Before proceeding, verify that `agent-browser` is available:

```bash
which agent-browser
```

If `agent-browser` is not found in the PATH, inform the user that this skill requires agent-browser and cannot proceed without it.

### Step 2: Fetch Available Options

Fetch the current themes and languages from ray.so's GitHub repository using curl:

```bash
# Fetch and parse available themes
curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raycast/ray-so/main/app/(navigation)/(code)/store/themes.ts" | grep -oE 'id:\s*"[^"]+"' | sed 's/id:\s*"//;s/"//' | sort -u

# Fetch and parse available languages
curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raycast/ray-so/main/app/(navigation)/(code)/util/languages.ts" | grep -oE '^[[:space:]]*"?[a-zA-Z0-9+#-]+"?\s*:\s*\{' | sed 's/[[:space:]]*"//g;s/".*//;s/:.*//' | sort -u
```

### Step 3: Ask User for ALL Parameters

MUST use AskUserQuestion to ask for EVERY parameter, presenting ALL available options. Ask for parameters in this order:

#### 3.1 Theme Selection

Present ALL available themes. In the question, list every theme fetched from step 2. Example:

```
Question: "Which theme would you like?"
Description: "Available themes: [list ALL themes from curl output]"
Options (pick 4 popular ones for quick select):
- breeze (default, purple gradient)
- midnight (cyan-blue)
- vercel (minimalist dark)
- sunset (warm orange)
Note: User can select "Other" to type any theme from the full list
```

#### 3.2 Language Selection

**Infer the language when possible.** Skip this question if:
- The user explicitly specified a language
- The code comes from a file with a clear extension (e.g., `.py` → python, `.js` → javascript, `.ts` → typescript, `.rs` → rust, `.go` → go, etc.)
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