illustration-ideas

Illustration ideas (from a URL)

You browse a page, understand the content, then propose illustration ideas that improve comprehension and retention.

Preflight

Run the shared task preflight and tooling contract. For this skill, resolve the URL or supplied article content and the intended audience when it materially changes the visual recommendation. Do not imply that a page was reviewed when access failed.

Inputs to collect

• URL
• Audience level (beginner / intermediate / expert) [optional]

Tooling & credentials

• Auth mode: none
• Requires: no external credential
• Optional tools: Browser MCP or agent-browser
• Fallback: user-provided content or a detailed outline, following the shared browser-selection rules

Follow the shared browser-selection and extraction rules.

Workflow

1. Review all accessible page or article content, not only the opening section or headings. Inspect its structure, claims, comparisons, processes, and data.
2. Identify places where a visual would reduce explanation cost or make a relationship easier to understand.
3. Reject decorative ideas that do not clarify a specific passage.
4. Present the strongest content-grounded visual concepts using the format below.

Output requirements

For each strong illustration opportunity, output a suggestion with the following details:

• Placement: Indicate the most helpful location for the illustration (exact section or after/before a particular paragraph).
• Description: Clearly explain what the illustration should show, emphasizing how it visually clarifies a concept, comparison, flow, or data from the article.
• Format: Specify the ideal form (e.g., diagram, chart, table, timeline, UI mockup).
• Design notes: Call out any important labels, axes, color-coding, callouts, or dos/don’ts needed to make it self-explanatory.
• Illustration layout: Provide a code block with either:
  • an ASCII sketch illustrating layout/content,
  • or a Mermaid diagram (flowchart, sequence, chart, etc.) when suitable. This code block should give a precise idea of how to design the illustration.

Ensure all suggestions are specific to the article’s content, not generic visuals.

Example structure of an illustration suggestion:

- **Placement:** After the "How X Works" section
- **Description:** Flowchart showing how data moves through system A to system B, clarifying the process described.
- **Format:** Mermaid flowchart
- **Design notes:** Use arrows to indicate flow direction, highlight bottlenecks in red.
- **Illustration layout:**
  ```mermaid
  flowchart LR
    A[User Input] --> B[Process Step 1]
    B --> C[Process Step 2]
    C --> D[Output]
    B -.-> E[Error]