This skill generates original visual explanations for written content, using a consistent character to act out key judgments, traps, or loops. It is designed for content creators who need a cohesive visual language to accompany their articles.
Depending on the complexity of the idea, it produces single-scene illustrations or structured explainer diagrams—such as pipelines and timelines—across seventeen distinct visual styles, including sixteen print looks and a photoreal toy-brick set.
Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.
Installs: Installs the complete illo plugin and its bundled Agent Skill through the Claude Code marketplace. · Claude Code
Platform: macOS or Linux
In a Claude Code agent session, add the repository as a plugin marketplace.
/plugin marketplace add tmchow/illo-skill
Then, in the same kind of Claude Code agent session, install the illo plugin from that marketplace.
/plugin install illo@illo-skill
Installs: Installs the complete illo plugin and the skills exposed by its bundled skills directory through the Codex plugin marketplace. · Codex
Platform: macOS or Linux
Run this terminal command to add the repository as a Codex plugin marketplace.
codex plugin marketplace add tmchow/illo-skill
Then run this terminal command to add the illo plugin.
codex plugin add illo@illo-skill
Installs: Installs the complete illo plugin through the Grok CLI plugin marketplace. · Grok CLI
Platform: macOS or Linux
Run this terminal command to add the repository as a Grok plugin marketplace.
grok plugin marketplace add tmchow/illo-skill
Then run this terminal command to install the repository as a trusted Grok plugin.
grok plugin install tmchow/illo-skill --trust
Installs: Adds the illo bot template to the user's Grok Bot account; this route uses Grok Bot's native image transport unless an engine backend is explicitly selected. · Grok Bot
Platform: Cursor's Grok Bot or the Grok desktop assistant
Open the documented illo bot template and tap “Add to Grok Bot.” This creates an illo bot on your account.
Installs: Installs the repository's complete illo extension through Gemini CLI. · Gemini CLI
Platform: macOS or Linux
Run this terminal command to install the illo repository as a Gemini CLI extension.
gemini extensions install https://github.com/tmchow/illo-skill
Installs: Installs the complete illo skill using GitHub CLI's skill installer. · Copilot
Platform: macOS or Linux
Run this terminal command to install the illo skill for Copilot. The documentation notes that cross-agent selection is available through an optional --agent flag, but this documented Copilot command requires no added flag.
gh skill install tmchow/illo-skill illo
Installs: Installs the complete illo skill with the generic skills CLI while the Cursor Marketplace listing is pending review. · Cursor
Platform: macOS or Linux
Run this terminal command to add only the illo skill from the repository.
npx skills add tmchow/illo-skill --skill illo
Installs: Asks Muse to install the complete illo skill from its repository; when the agent is Blip, illo uses Muse's native image-generation transport. · Muse (Blip)
Platform: Muse (Blip)
In a Muse chat, paste exactly: Install the illo skill from https://github.com/tmchow/illo-skill
Uses illo
/illo we replatform with zero downtime
Uses illo
/illo how a book gets published explainer diagram
Uses illo
/illo stuck → slice → shipped as a mini-comic
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