This skill transforms ideas or article URLs into distinctive print-style illustrations. It specializes in creating scenes where a mascot character performs a concept, or building structured explainer diagrams for pipelines, timelines, and loops.
Content creators can choose from seventeen bundled visual styles, including sixteen print looks and a photoreal toy-brick set, to produce consistent assets for written articles.
Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.
Installs: The complete illo plugin and its multi-file skill, including its engine script, references, and character sheet. · Claude Code
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a Claude Code agent session, add the author's marketplace.
/plugin marketplace add tmchow/illo-skill
Then, in the Claude Code agent session, install the illo plugin.
/plugin install illo@illo-skill
Installs: The complete illo plugin and its multi-file skill, including its engine script, references, and character sheet. · Codex
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a terminal, add the author's Codex plugin marketplace.
codex plugin marketplace add tmchow/illo-skill
Then, in a terminal, add the illo plugin.
codex plugin add illo@illo-skill
Installs: The complete illo plugin and its multi-file skill, including its engine script, references, and character sheet. · Grok CLI
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a terminal, add the author's Grok plugin marketplace.
grok plugin marketplace add tmchow/illo-skill
Then, in a terminal, install the repository as a trusted Grok plugin.
grok plugin install tmchow/illo-skill --trust
Installs: An illo bot created from the author's template, using Grok Bot's built-in image tool as its agent-side transport. · Grok Bot
Platform: Cursor's Grok Bot or the Grok desktop assistant
Open the author's illo bot template and tap Add to Grok Bot. This creates an illo bot on your account.
Installs: The complete illo extension and its multi-file skill, including its engine script, references, and character sheet. · Gemini CLI
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a terminal, install the repository as a Gemini CLI extension.
gemini extensions install https://github.com/tmchow/illo-skill
Installs: The complete illo multi-file skill, including its engine script, references, and character sheet. · Copilot, GitHub CLI
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a terminal, install the illo skill for the default agent. The author notes that --agent can be used for cross-agent installation, but no specific substituted command is documented here.
gh skill install tmchow/illo-skill illo
Installs: The complete illo multi-file skill, including its engine script, references, and character sheet. · Hermes
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a terminal, install the illo skill from its repository directory identifier.
hermes skills install tmchow/illo-skill/illo
Before first use under Hermes Agent, run the binary-asset repair preflight in a terminal. HERMES_SKILL_DIR must be the Hermes-provided directory for the installed skill.
Claude
Codex
Cursor
Gemini CLI
OpenClaw
Copilot
Hermes
Grokbash ${HERMES_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/repair-hermes-assets.shInstalls: The complete illo multi-file skill, including its engine script, references, and character sheet. · OpenClaw
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a terminal, install the illo skill.
openclaw skills install illo
Uses illo
/illo we replatform with zero downtime
Uses illo
/illo using Blip, make a flowchart of how a newsletter issue ships
Uses illo
/illo blot cutout waving