Algorithmic Art

algorithmic-art

Catalogue stub — full skill: anthropics/skills

Decision tree

1. Is the full skill already installed? Check whether the skill at this location still has a das: block:

   • Global: grep -q "^das:" ~/.agents/skills/algorithmic-art/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
   • Project: grep -q "^das:" .agents/skills/algorithmic-art/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null && echo "pointer" || echo "installed"
   • No das: block → full skill installed, invoke it and proceed
   • das: block present → go to step 2

2. Detect scope, then install:

   To detect scope:

   [ -e ~/.agents/skills/algorithmic-art ] && echo "global" || echo "project"
   

   Global (installed with -g):

   npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill algorithmic-art -g -y
   

   Project (installed without -g):

   npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill algorithmic-art -y
   

   Claude Code: send either command as a chat message starting with ! to run it without leaving the conversation.

Invoke after install

• Skill name: algorithmic-art
• Trigger phrases: "algorithmic art", "generative art", "p5.js", "flow field", "particle system"

What it does

Official Anthropic skill for creating generative art with p5.js. Produces seeded-random compositions — flow fields, particle systems, geometric progressions — inside Claude artifacts. Seeding ensures reproducible outputs while retaining organic variation. Use for creative coding, visual experiments, and procedurally generated illustrations.