Knowledge Comic Creator

Create original knowledge comics with flexible art style × tone combinations.

Usage

/baoyu-comic posts/turing-story/source.md /baoyu-comic article.md --art manga --tone warm /baoyu-comic # then paste content

Options

Visual Dimensions

Option Values Description

--art

ligne-claire (default), manga, realistic, ink-brush, chalk Art style / rendering technique

--tone

neutral (default), warm, dramatic, romantic, energetic, vintage, action Mood / atmosphere

--layout

standard (default), cinematic, dense, splash, mixed, webtoon Panel arrangement

--aspect

3:4 (default, portrait), 4:3 (landscape), 16:9 (widescreen) Page aspect ratio

--lang

auto (default), zh, en, ja, etc. Output language

Partial Workflow Options

Option Description

--storyboard-only

Generate storyboard only, skip prompts and images

--prompts-only

Generate storyboard + prompts, skip images

--images-only

Generate images from existing prompts directory

--regenerate N

Regenerate specific page(s) only (e.g., 3 or 2,5,8 )

Details: references/partial-workflows.md

Art Styles (画风)

Style 中文 Description

ligne-claire

清线 Uniform lines, flat colors, European comic tradition (Tintin, Logicomix)

manga

日漫 Large eyes, manga conventions, expressive emotions

realistic

写实 Digital painting, realistic proportions, sophisticated

ink-brush

水墨 Chinese brush strokes, ink wash effects

chalk

粉笔 Chalkboard aesthetic, hand-drawn warmth

Tones (基调)

Tone 中文 Description

neutral

中性 Balanced, rational, educational

warm

温馨 Nostalgic, personal, comforting

dramatic

戏剧 High contrast, intense, powerful

romantic

浪漫 Soft, beautiful, decorative elements

energetic

活力 Bright, dynamic, exciting

vintage

复古 Historical, aged, period authenticity

action

动作 Speed lines, impact effects, combat

Preset Shortcuts

Presets with special rules beyond art+tone:

Preset Equivalent Special Rules

--style ohmsha

--art manga --tone neutral

Visual metaphors, NO talking heads, gadget reveals

--style wuxia

--art ink-brush --tone action

Qi effects, combat visuals, atmospheric elements

--style shoujo

--art manga --tone romantic

Decorative elements, eye details, romantic beats

Compatibility Matrix

Art Style ✓✓ Best ✓ Works ✗ Avoid

ligne-claire neutral, warm dramatic, vintage, energetic romantic, action

manga neutral, romantic, energetic, action warm, dramatic vintage

realistic neutral, warm, dramatic, vintage action romantic, energetic

ink-brush neutral, dramatic, action, vintage warm romantic, energetic

chalk neutral, warm, energetic vintage dramatic, action, romantic

Details: references/auto-selection.md

Auto Selection

Content signals determine default art + tone + layout (or preset):

Content Signals Recommended

Tutorial, how-to, programming, educational ohmsha preset

Pre-1950, classical, ancient realistic + vintage

Personal story, mentor ligne-claire + warm

Martial arts, wuxia wuxia preset

Romance, school life shoujo preset

Biography, balanced ligne-claire + neutral

When preset is recommended: Load references/presets/{preset}.md and apply all special rules.

Details: references/auto-selection.md

Script Directory

Important: All scripts are located in the scripts/ subdirectory of this skill.

Agent Execution Instructions:

• Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as SKILL_DIR

• Script path = ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/<script-name>.ts

• Replace all ${SKILL_DIR} in this document with the actual path

Script Reference:

Script Purpose

scripts/merge-to-pdf.ts

Merge comic pages into PDF

File Structure

Output directory: comic/{topic-slug}/

• Slug: 2-4 words kebab-case from topic (e.g., alan-turing-bio )

• Conflict: append timestamp (e.g., turing-story-20260118-143052 )

Contents:

File Description

source-{slug}.{ext}

Source files

analysis.md

Content analysis

storyboard.md

Storyboard with panel breakdown

characters/characters.md

Character definitions

characters/characters.png

Character reference sheet

prompts/NN-{cover|page}-[slug].md

Generation prompts

NN-{cover|page}-[slug].png

Generated images

{topic-slug}.pdf

Final merged PDF

Language Handling

Detection Priority:

• --lang flag (explicit)

• EXTEND.md language setting

• User's conversation language

• Source content language

Rule: Use user's input language or saved language preference for ALL interactions:

• Storyboard outlines and scene descriptions

• Image generation prompts

• User selection options and confirmations

• Progress updates, questions, errors, summaries

Technical terms remain in English.

Workflow

Progress Checklist

Comic Progress:

• Step 1: Setup & Analyze
  • 1.1 Preferences (EXTEND.md) ⛔ BLOCKING
    • Found → load preferences → continue
    • Not found → run first-time setup → MUST complete before other steps
  • 1.2 Analyze, 1.3 Check existing
• Step 2: Confirmation - Style & options ⚠️ REQUIRED
• Step 3: Generate storyboard + characters
• Step 4: Review outline (conditional)
• Step 5: Generate prompts
• Step 6: Review prompts (conditional)
• Step 7: Generate images ⚠️ CHARACTER REF REQUIRED
  • 7.1 Generate character sheet FIRST → characters/characters.png
  • 7.2 Generate pages WITH --ref characters/characters.png
• Step 8: Merge to PDF
• Step 9: Completion report

Flow

Input → [Preferences] ─┬─ Found → Continue │ └─ Not found → First-Time Setup ⛔ BLOCKING │ └─ Complete setup → Save EXTEND.md → Continue │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ↓ Analyze → [Check Existing?] → [Confirm: Style + Reviews] → Storyboard → [Review?] → Prompts → [Review?] → Images → PDF → Complete

Step Summary

Step Action Key Output

1.1 Load EXTEND.md preferences ⛔ BLOCKING if not found Config loaded

1.2 Analyze content analysis.md

1.3 Check existing directory Handle conflicts

2 Confirm style, focus, audience, reviews User preferences

3 Generate storyboard + characters storyboard.md , characters/

4 Review outline (if requested) User approval

5 Generate prompts prompts/*.md

6 Review prompts (if requested) User approval

7.1 Generate character sheet FIRST characters/characters.png

7.2 Generate pages with character ref *.png files

8 Merge to PDF {slug}.pdf

9 Completion report Summary

Step 7: Image Generation ⚠️ CRITICAL

Character reference is MANDATORY for visual consistency.

7.1 Generate character sheet first:

• Backup rule: If characters/characters.png exists, rename to characters/characters-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.png

Use Reference Sheet Prompt from characters/characters.md

npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/../baoyu-image-gen/scripts/main.ts
--promptfiles characters/characters.md
--image characters/characters.png --ar 4:3

Compress character sheet (recommended): Compress to reduce token usage when used as reference image:

• Use available image compression skill (if any)

• Or system tools: pngquant , optipng , sips (macOS)

• Keep PNG format, lossless compression preferred

7.2 Generate each page WITH character reference:

Skill Capability Strategy

Supports --ref

Pass characters/characters.png with EVERY page

No --ref support Prepend character descriptions to EVERY prompt file

Backup rules for page generation:

• If prompt file exists: rename to prompts/NN-{cover|page}-[slug]-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md

• If image file exists: rename to NN-{cover|page}-[slug]-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.png

Example: ALWAYS include --ref for consistency

npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/../baoyu-image-gen/scripts/main.ts
--promptfiles prompts/01-page-xxx.md
--image 01-page-xxx.png --ar 3:4
--ref characters/characters.png

Full workflow details: references/workflow.md

EXTEND.md Paths ⛔ BLOCKING

CRITICAL: If EXTEND.md not found, MUST complete first-time setup before ANY other questions or steps. Do NOT proceed to content analysis, do NOT ask about art style, do NOT ask about tone — ONLY complete the preferences setup first.

Path Location

.baoyu-skills/baoyu-comic/EXTEND.md

Project directory

$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-comic/EXTEND.md

User home

Result Action

Found Read, parse, display summary → Continue

Not found ⛔ BLOCKING: Run first-time setup ONLY (references/config/first-time-setup.md) → Complete and save EXTEND.md → Then continue

EXTEND.md Supports: Watermark | Preferred art/tone/layout | Custom style definitions | Character presets | Language preference

Schema: references/config/preferences-schema.md

References

Core Templates:

• analysis-framework.md - Deep content analysis

• character-template.md - Character definition format

• storyboard-template.md - Storyboard structure

• ohmsha-guide.md - Ohmsha manga specifics

Style Definitions:

• references/art-styles/

• Art styles (ligne-claire, manga, realistic, ink-brush, chalk)

• references/tones/

• Tones (neutral, warm, dramatic, romantic, energetic, vintage, action)

• references/presets/

• Presets with special rules (ohmsha, wuxia, shoujo)

• references/layouts/

• Layouts (standard, cinematic, dense, splash, mixed, webtoon)

Workflow:

• workflow.md - Full workflow details

• auto-selection.md - Content signal analysis

• partial-workflows.md - Partial workflow options

Config:

• config/preferences-schema.md - EXTEND.md schema

• config/first-time-setup.md - First-time setup

• config/watermark-guide.md - Watermark configuration

Page Modification

Action Steps

Edit Update prompt file FIRST → --regenerate N → Regenerate PDF

Add Create prompt at position → Generate with character ref → Renumber subsequent → Update storyboard → Regenerate PDF

Delete Remove files → Renumber subsequent → Update storyboard → Regenerate PDF

IMPORTANT: When updating pages, ALWAYS update the prompt file (prompts/NN-{cover|page}-[slug].md ) FIRST before regenerating. This ensures changes are documented and reproducible.

Notes

• Image generation: 10-30 seconds per page

• Auto-retry once on generation failure

• Use stylized alternatives for sensitive public figures

• Maintain style consistency via session ID

• Step 2 confirmation required - do not skip

• Steps 4/6 conditional - only if user requested in Step 2

• Step 7.1 character sheet MUST be generated before pages - ensures consistency

• Step 7.2 EVERY page MUST reference characters - use --ref or embed descriptions

• Watermark/language configured once in EXTEND.md