About baoyu-compress-image
baoyu-compress-image is a command-line skill for compressing image files or directories. It selects from available tools and supports output format, quality, recursive processing, and keeping the original.
Key features
- 01Compress files or directories
- 02Choose WebP, PNG, or JPEG output
- 03Set compression quality
- 04Process subdirectories recursively
- 05Keep original files
- 06Emit JSON output
Use cases
- 01Convert an image to WebP
- 02Compress a directory of images
- 03Retain originals during conversion
- 04Process nested image folders
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/baoyu-compress-imagein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesscripts/main.ts
Details
From the project READMEImage Compressor
Compresses images using best available tool (sips → cwebp → ImageMagick → Sharp).
Script Directory
Scripts in scripts/ subdirectory. {baseDir} = this SKILL.md's directory path. Resolve ${BUN_X} runtime: if bun installed → bun; if npx available → npx -y bun; else suggest installing bun. Replace {baseDir} and ${BUN_X} with actual values.
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
scripts/main.ts | Image compression CLI |
Preferences (EXTEND.md)
Check EXTEND.md in priority order — the first one found wins:
| Priority | Path | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .baoyu-skills/baoyu-compress-image/EXTEND.md | Project |
| 2 | ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/baoyu-skills/baoyu-compress-image/EXTEND.md | XDG |
| 3 | $HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-compress-image/EXTEND.md | User home |
If none found, use defaults.
EXTEND.md supports: Default format, default quality, keep-original preference.
Usage
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <input> [options]
Options
| Option | Short | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
<input> | File or directory | Required | |
--output | -o | Output path | Same path, new ext |
--format | -f | webp, png, jpeg | webp |
--quality | -q | Quality 0-100 | 80 |
--keep | -k | Keep original | false |
--recursive | -r | Process subdirs | false |
--json | JSON output | false |
Examples
# Single file → WebP (replaces original)
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts image.png
# Keep PNG format
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts image.png -f png --keep
# Directory recursive
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts ./images/ -r -q 75
# JSON output
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts image.png --json
Output:
image.png → image.webp (245KB → 89KB, 64% reduction)
Extension Support
Custom configurations via EXTEND.md. See Preferences section for paths and supported options.