# Baoyu Cover Image

Generates article cover images with 5 dimensions (type, palette, rendering, text, mood)...

- Repository: https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill (609 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-05-10
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill baoyu-cover-image -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill baoyu-cover-image -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill baoyu-cover-image -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill baoyu-cover-image -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Generates article cover images with 5 dimensions (type, palette, rendering, text, mood) combining 9 color palettes and 6 rendering styles. Supports cinematic (2.35:1), widescreen (16:9), and square (1:1) aspects. Use when user asks to "generate cover image", "create article cover", or "make cover".

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Cover Image Generator

Generate elegant cover images for articles with 5-dimensional customization.

## Usage

```bash
# Auto-select dimensions based on content
/baoyu-cover-image path/to/article.md

# Quick mode: skip confirmation
/baoyu-cover-image article.md --quick

# Specify dimensions
/baoyu-cover-image article.md --type conceptual --palette warm --rendering flat-vector

# Style presets (shorthand for palette + rendering)
/baoyu-cover-image article.md --style blueprint

# With reference images
/baoyu-cover-image article.md --ref style-ref.png

# Direct content input
/baoyu-cover-image --palette mono --aspect 1:1 --quick
[paste content]
```

## Options

| Option | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `--type <name>` | hero, conceptual, typography, metaphor, scene, minimal |
| `--palette <name>` | warm, elegant, cool, dark, earth, vivid, pastel, mono, retro |
| `--rendering <name>` | flat-vector, hand-drawn, painterly, digital, pixel, chalk |
| `--style <name>` | Preset shorthand (see [Style Presets](references/style-presets.md)) |
| `--text <level>` | none, title-only, title-subtitle, text-rich |
| `--mood <level>` | subtle, balanced, bold |
| `--font <name>` | clean, handwritten, serif, display |
| `--aspect <ratio>` | 16:9 (default), 2.35:1, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 3:4 |
| `--lang <code>` | Title language (en, zh, ja, etc.) |
| `--no-title` | Alias for `--text none` |
| `--quick` | Skip confirmation, use auto-selection |
| `--ref <files...>` | Reference images for style/composition guidance |

## Five Dimensions

The rest: https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill/blob/HEAD/SkillBank/Common/baoyu-skills/baoyu-cover-image/SKILL.md