Baoyu Infographic

Infographic Generator

Two dimensions: layout (information structure) × style (visual aesthetics). Freely combine any layout with any style.

User Input Tools

When this skill prompts the user, follow this tool-selection rule (priority order):

1. Prefer built-in user-input tools exposed by the current agent runtime — e.g., AskUserQuestion, request_user_input, clarify, ask_user, or any equivalent.
2. Fallback: if no such tool exists, emit a numbered plain-text message and ask the user to reply with the chosen number/answer for each question.
3. Batching: if the tool supports multiple questions per call, combine all applicable questions into a single call; if only single-question, ask them one at a time in priority order.

Concrete AskUserQuestion references below are examples — substitute the local equivalent in other runtimes.

Image Generation Tools

When this skill needs to render an image:

• Use whatever image-generation tool or skill is available in the current runtime — e.g., Codex imagegen, Hermes image_generate, baoyu-imagine, or any equivalent the user has installed.
• If multiple are available, ask the user once at the start which to use (batch with any other initial questions).
• If none are available, tell the user and ask how to proceed.

Prompt file requirement (hard): write each image's full, final prompt to a standalone file under prompts/ (naming: NN-{type}-[slug].md) BEFORE invoking any backend. The backend receives the prompt file (or its content); the file is the reproducibility record and lets you switch backends without regenerating prompts.

Concrete tool names (imagegen, image_generate, baoyu-imagine) above are examples — substitute the local equivalents under the same rule.

Reference Images

Users may supply reference images to guide style, palette, composition, or subject.

Intake: Accept via --ref <files...> or when the user provides file paths / pastes images in conversation.

• File path(s) → copy to refs/NN-ref-{slug}.{ext} alongside the output
• Pasted image with no path → ask the user for the path (per the User Input Tools rule above), or extract style traits verbally as a text fallback
• No reference → skip this section

Usage modes (per reference):

Record in prompts/infographic.md frontmatter when refs exist:

references:
  - ref_id: 01
    filename: 01-ref-brand.png
    usage: direct

At generation time:

• Verify each referenced file exists on disk
• If usage: direct AND the chosen backend accepts reference images (e.g., baoyu-imagine via --ref) → pass the file via the backend's ref parameter
• Otherwise → embed extracted style/palette traits in the prompt text

Options

Layout Gallery (21)

Full definitions live at references/layouts/<layout>.md.

Style Gallery (21)

Full definitions live at references/styles/<style>.md.

Recommended Combinations

Default combination: bento-grid + craft-handmade.

Keyword Shortcuts

When the user's input contains these keywords, auto-select the layout and promote the listed styles to the top of Step 3 recommendations. Skip content-based layout inference for matched keywords. Append any Prompt Notes to the Step 5 prompt.

Output Structure

infographic/{topic-slug}/
├── source-{slug}.{ext}
├── analysis.md
├── structured-content.md
├── prompts/infographic.md
└── infographic.png

Slug: 2-4 words kebab-case from topic. Conflict: append -YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.

Core Principles

• Preserve source data faithfully—no summarization or rephrasing (but strip any credentials, API keys, tokens, or secrets before including in outputs)
• Define learning objectives before structuring content
• Structure for visual communication (headlines, labels, visual elements)

Workflow

Step 1: Setup & Analyze

1.1 Load Preferences (EXTEND.md)

Check EXTEND.md in priority order — the first one found wins:

EXTEND.md supports: preferred layout/style, default aspect ratio, custom style definitions, language preference.

Schema: references/config/preferences-schema.md

1.2 Analyze Content → analysis.md

1. Save source content (file path or paste → source.md)
   • Backup rule: If source.md exists, rename to source-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md
2. Analyze: topic, data type, complexity, tone, audience
3. Detect source language and user language
4. Extract design instructions from user input
5. Save analysis
   • Backup rule: If analysis.md exists, rename to analysis-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md

See references/analysis-framework.md for detailed format.

Step 2: Generate Structured Content → structured-content.md

Transform content into infographic structure:

1. Title and learning objectives
2. Sections with: key concept, content (verbatim), visual element, text labels
3. Data points (all statistics/quotes copied exactly)
4. Design instructions from user

Rules: Markdown only. No new information. Preserve data faithfully. Strip any credentials or secrets from output.

See references/structured-content-template.md for detailed format.

Step 3: Recommend Combinations

3.1 Check Keyword Shortcuts first: If user input matches a keyword from the Keyword Shortcuts table, auto-select the associated layout and prioritize associated styles as top recommendations. Skip content-based layout inference.

3.2 Otherwise, recommend 3-5 layout×style combinations based on:

• Data structure → matching layout
• Content tone → matching style
• Audience expectations
• User design instructions

Step 4: Confirm Options

Ask the user to confirm the questions below following the User Input Tools rule at the top of this file (batch into one call if the runtime supports multiple questions; otherwise ask one at a time in priority order).

Step 5: Generate Prompt → prompts/infographic.md

Backup rule: If prompts/infographic.md exists, rename to prompts/infographic-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md

Combine:

1. Layout definition from references/layouts/<layout>.md
2. Style definition from references/styles/<style>.md
3. Base template from references/base-prompt.md
4. Structured content from Step 2
5. All text in confirmed language

Aspect ratio resolution for {{ASPECT_RATIO}}:

• Named presets → ratio string: landscape→16:9, portrait→9:16, square→1:1
• Custom W:H ratios → use as-is (e.g., 3:4, 4:3, 2.35:1)

Step 6: Generate Image

1. Select the backend via the ## Image Generation Tools rule at the top: use whatever is available; if multiple, ask the user once. Do this once per session.
2. Ensure the full final prompt is persisted at prompts/infographic.md (already written in Step 5) BEFORE invoking the backend — the file is the reproducibility record.
3. Check for existing file: Before generating, check if infographic.png exists
   • If exists: Rename to infographic-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.png
4. Call the chosen backend with the prompt file and output path
5. On failure, auto-retry once

Step 7: Output Summary

Report: topic, layout, style, aspect, language, output path, files created.

References

• references/analysis-framework.md - Analysis methodology
• references/structured-content-template.md - Content format
• references/base-prompt.md - Prompt template
• references/layouts/<layout>.md - 21 layout definitions
• references/styles/<style>.md - 21 style definitions

Extension Support

Custom configurations via EXTEND.md. See Step 1.1 for paths and supported options.