# Canvas Design (agent skill)

> Canvas Design is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from anthropics/skills. Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. It works with Claude Code and has 179,945 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills.

Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. You should use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece. Create original visual designs, never copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations. These are instructions for creating design philosophies - aesthetic movements that are then EXPRESSED VISUALLY. Output only .md files, .pdf files, and .png files.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/anthropics/skills |
| Skill path | skills/canvas-design/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | canvas-design |
| GitHub stars | 179,945 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 114,043 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 9 |
| Plugin marketplace | anthropic-agent-skills |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code |
| Category | Design & frontend |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece.

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin   # browse anthropic-agent-skills and install the plugin that contains canvas-design
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/canvas-design .agents/skills/canvas-design   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/canvas-design .cursor/skills/canvas-design   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/anthropics/skills/canvas-design

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