How to use Canvas Design in your AI agent

What you'll get

This skill creates beautiful, professional-grade visual art based on design philosophies — think posters, brand visuals, or artistic layouts. You describe what you want, and the AI generates a sophisticated design with minimal text and strong visual impact. Perfect for anyone who needs striking visuals but doesn't have design skills.

Step 1 — Get the skill source URL

The Canvas Design skill lives at:

Step 2 — Add it to your AI agent

Copy one of these prompts and paste it into your AI tool. The agent will fetch and install the skill for you.

Add the agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design to my project.

Install this agent skill: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design

Add this skill to .codex/skills/: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design

Add the skill at https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design to my .gemini/skills/ directory.

Install this agent skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design

Add this skill: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/canvas-design

Step 3 — Try these prompts

Once the skill is installed, ask your AI things like:

• You need a poster for a launch, event, or campaign but don't have design software skills
• You want branded visual assets that look professionally crafted
• Pitching an idea and need a striking visual to accompany it
• You want original art for your office, presentation, or portfolio

What this skill does

• Generates posters, art prints, and visual layouts as PNG or PDF files
• Creates designs based on aesthetic movements like Brutalism, minimalism, or chromatic systems
• Produces museum-quality work with strong visual composition and minimal text
• Interprets your concept into a sophisticated design philosophy, then expresses it visually
• Delivers one-page visual artifacts suitable for printing or digital use