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Canvas design skill

Canvas design is part of Anthropic's skills repository. Its job is to make posters and static visual pieces as PNG or PDF from a written design philosophy. It loads on its own when a request matches its description, and you can also call it by name.

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When the agent reaches for it

The agent keeps every installed skill's description in view and loads the full instructions when a request matches. This is the description it reads:

Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. You should use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece. Create original visual designs, never copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.

What the instructions cover

The sections of its SKILL.md, in order.

  • DESIGN PHILOSOPHY CREATION
  • DEDUCING THE SUBTLE REFERENCE
  • CANVAS CREATION
  • FINAL STEP
  • MULTI-PAGE OPTION

What ships with it

Besides SKILL.md, the folder carries these. The agent opens them only when a step in the instructions calls for one.

  • canvas-fonts/ 81 files · 5.3 MB

Install the canvas design skill

In Claude Code, run this in a session. It comes from the publisher's own instructions.

Claude Code 
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills

License: Apache-2.0.

Questions people ask

How do I install the canvas design skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills, then /plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills.

When does the agent use the canvas design skill?

When a request matches its description. The agent keeps only the name and description of each installed skill in view, and reads the full instructions when a task fits. You can also ask for it by name.

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Add the others when the work needs them, and the cloud when it has to keep going without you.

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