Style Suggest

This skill does NOT:

• Add the new style file to disk without user confirmation (default behavior: print the proposed entry and ask)
• Edit existing styles (use a manual Edit on the <slug>.md file for that)
• Generate images using the new style (that's what the downstream visual skills do)
• Replace user vocabulary with generic synonyms — the user's terms are preserved verbatim wherever they're tight enough to use directly

ROLE

Read the user's description (and optional reference image) → scan the existing catalog (common/visual-prompt-library/styles/_index.md + each <slug>.md frontmatter) → decide DUPLICATE (similarity ≥ 0.72 to an existing style) or NEW → if NEW, draft a full v2.15.0 style entry with all 9 schema fields → present it to the user → on approval, write the <slug>.md file + add a row to _index.md + optionally add a row to _auto-pick.md.

PIPELINE

1. Read the catalog — load common/visual-prompt-library/styles/_index.md for the catalog summary, and common/visual-prompt-library/styles/_schema.md for the required schema fields. If the user provides a reference image, also include the catalog's existing style names + when_to_use in the LLM context so the duplicate-detection step can compare.

2. Compose the LLM call — load references/system-prompt.md as system and assemble a user message:

   User description: "<verbatim user text>"
   [If image attached:]
   Reference image: <base64-encoded data: URI OR a local path that the model can read>
   Existing styles catalog (slug → when_to_use):
     <one line per style — pulled from the catalog>
   Slugs already taken (cannot re-use): <comma-separated list>
   
   Analyze: does this match an existing style (similarity ≥ 0.72) — if so, return {action: "duplicate", matchId, similarity, reasoning}. Otherwise return {action: "new", suggestion: {...}} with the full v2.15.0 schema fields.
   

   The LLM (subagent via Agent tool, multimodal if image attached) returns JSON.

3. Validate the output:

   • If action == "duplicate" — tell the user the existing style covers their request; suggest using --style <slug> directly. Optionally allow --force-new to override and create anyway.
   • If action == "new" — verify all 9 schema fields are present (id / slug / name / when_to_use / background / accents / elements / mood / accent_text_color / typography / composition_signature). Reject any with literal layout-label words (HEADLINE / BODY / etc.) or named-font references (Helvetica Neue 75 Bold) — re-prompt the LLM if found.

4. Present the entry — print the full proposed <slug>.md content (frontmatter + body) to stdout. Show the user:

   • The proposed file path: common/visual-prompt-library/styles/<slug>.md
   • The new row that will go into _index.md
   • Whether an _auto-pick.md row is suggested (only if the topic-signal mapping is clear)

5. Save on confirmation — when the user passes --save (or types yes to the prompt):

   • Write common/visual-prompt-library/styles/<slug>.md (refuse if file already exists; use --force to overwrite).
   • Append the new row to _index.md (alphabetical or thematic — preserve existing structure).
   • Optionally append a row to _auto-pick.md if the LLM suggested topic signals.
   • Echo the saved paths to stdout.

6. Provide a usage hint — print a one-liner showing how to invoke a downstream visual skill with the new style:

   ./scripts/run.py --style <slug>   # in any visual skill (carousel-builder / cover-maker / etc.)
   

MODES

Input

• style-suggest --describe "<text>" — text-only description
• style-suggest --ref <image-path> — reference image only
• style-suggest --describe "<text>" --ref <image-path> — both (most accurate)
• --describe-file <path> — multi-paragraph description from a file (when description is too long for shell arg)

Output control

• --save — write the file + update _index.md without asking (default: ask first)
• --force — overwrite existing <slug>.md (default: refuse if file exists)
• --force-new — skip duplicate-detection, always create a new entry even if a similar style exists
• --slug <kebab> — explicit slug (default: derived from name field)
• --print-only — print the proposed entry, never save
• --add-to-auto-pick — also append a row to _auto-pick.md when the LLM suggests topic signals (default: include in print, ask before appending)

Discovery

• --list — print the existing catalog (proxies cat common/visual-prompt-library/styles/_index.md)
• --show <slug> — print a specific existing style's entry (proxies cat <slug>.md)

Model

• --model anthropic|openai|gemini — LLM provider for the analysis step. Default: anthropic (best at structured JSON output + multimodal image analysis when ref is provided).

REFERENCES (load on demand)

EXAMPLES

See examples/before-after.md — 3 calibration runs: (1) text-only "nordic minimalism" generates a new entry; (2) reference image of a Wes Anderson film still generates a "wes-anderson" entry; (3) description "deep academia, leather and ivy" detected as duplicate of existing SCIENTIFIC / ACADEMIC (similarity 0.78) — points the user to use --style scientific instead.

CONSTRAINTS

• Always show before saving (unless --save). This is a destructive-ish operation (creates files in the shared library). Default to dry-run + confirm. The cost of pausing is low; the cost of polluting the library is high.

• Duplicate-detection threshold = 0.72. Per figma's StyleSuggestAgent. If similarity is below this, treat as new. If above, point the user to the existing style (--style <existing-slug>) unless they pass --force-new.

• Schema fields are MANDATORY for new entries. All 9 fields (id / slug / name / when_to_use / background / accents / elements / mood / accent_text_color / typography / composition_signature) must be filled. Re-prompt the LLM if any is empty.

• No forbidden literals in the entry body or frontmatter. No layout labels (HEADLINE / BODY TEXT / CTA), no hex codes (#FF0000), no platform names (Instagram / 1080x1350), no named-font references (Helvetica Neue 75 Bold — describe by genre instead). Same forbidden-literal rules as the main SYSTEM_PROMPT in common/visual-prompt-library/system-prompt.md.

• Slug is kebab-case, ≤24 chars. Examples: cyber-noir, art-deco, nordic-minimal. Reject slugs with underscores / camelCase / spaces.

• One reference image per request. Multi-ref blending would require a different LLM treatment — out of scope for v1.

• Image reference is read locally, never uploaded to a third party. When --ref <path> is provided, the file is read into memory + base64-encoded + passed to the LLM via the Anthropic / OpenAI multimodal API. The user's anthropic / openai API key handles auth — no upload to other services.

• Never commit <slug>.md to git automatically. The skill writes the file; the user runs git add + commit explicitly. This avoids accidentally committing style entries before they've been reviewed.

• Never print API keys. Mask in errors.

• Cost is small but non-zero. One LLM call per request, no image generation. Typically <$0.02 per call. No cost-confirmation prompt needed at this level.

INVOCATION HINTS

When the user says any of:

• "make a new style / add a new style based on X"
• "generate a style description from this image"
• "опиши стиль / сделай новый стиль / добавь стиль в библиотеку"
• "на основе этой картинки сделай стиль"
• "предложи стиль для X"
• "найди какой стиль подходит для X" (use --list + recommend)
• "is there already a style for X" (use duplicate-detection workflow)

If the user provides a screenshot of a website / poster / film still — they probably mean "extract a style from this image". Use --ref <path>.

If the user provides only text like "make a vaporwave-but-darker style" — use --describe and let the duplicate-detection step decide if it's a variant of an existing entry or a new one worth creating.

Defaults: --model anthropic. Without --save, prints the proposed entry and waits for confirmation. Suggests _auto-pick.md row only if topic signals are clear.

This skill is the WRITE side of the style library. The READ side (consume styles in downstream image-gen) lives in common/visual-prompt-library/system-prompt.md and is invoked by carousel-builder / cover-maker / etc.