# Meme Generation

Create meme images from templates with Pillow text overlays.

- Repository: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent (259479 stars)
- Category: Media
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add NousResearch/hermes-agent --skill meme-generation -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add NousResearch/hermes-agent --skill meme-generation -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add NousResearch/hermes-agent --skill meme-generation -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add NousResearch/hermes-agent --skill meme-generation -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Create meme PNGs from templates with Pillow text overlay.

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

# Meme Generation

Generate actual meme images from a topic. Picks a template, writes captions, and renders a real .png file with text overlay.

## When to Use

- User asks you to make or generate a meme
- User wants a meme about a specific topic, situation, or frustration
- User says "meme this" or similar

## Available Templates

The script supports **any of the ~100 popular imgflip templates** by name or ID, plus 10 curated templates with hand-tuned text positioning.

### Curated Templates (custom text placement)

| ID | Name | Fields | Best for |
|----|------|--------|----------|
| `this-is-fine` | This is Fine | top, bottom | chaos, denial |
| `drake` | Drake Hotline Bling | reject, approve | rejecting/preferring |
| `distracted-boyfriend` | Distracted Boyfriend | distraction, current, person | temptation, shifting priorities |
| `two-buttons` | Two Buttons | left, right, person | impossible choice |
| `expanding-brain` | Expanding Brain | 4 levels | escalating irony |
| `change-my-mind` | Change My Mind | statement | hot takes |
| `woman-yelling-at-cat` | Woman Yelling at Cat | woman, cat | arguments |
| `one-does-not-simply` | One Does Not Simply | top, bottom | deceptively hard things |
| `grus-plan` | Gru's Plan | step1-3, realization | plans that backfire |
| `batman-slapping-robin` | Batman Slapping Robin | robin, batman | shutting down bad ideas |

### Dynamic Templates (from imgflip API)

Any template not in the curated list can be used by name or imgflip ID. These get smart default text positioning (top/bottom for 2-field, evenly spaced for 3+). Search with:
```bash
python "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/generate_meme.py" --search "disaster"
```

## Procedure

### Mode 1: Classic Template (default)

The rest: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/blob/HEAD/optional-skills/creative/meme-generation/SKILL.md