gsp-art

name	gsp-art
description	Craft ASCII art interactively — you direct, the artist creates — use when: make ASCII art, terminal art, decorative banner, splash screen, hero ASCII
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	["Read","Bash","Write","AskUserQuestion"]

Interactive terminal art studio. You describe what you want, you create it, and iterate until it's perfect.

Not part of the main design pipeline. Just for fun.

Create terminal art with the user in the loop — gather intent, create, iterate.

Input: User's vision (subject, mood, size, usage) Output: Rendered art in the terminal + reusable code snippet

- Always use `AskUserQuestion` for user interaction — never prompt via plain text - One decision per question — never batch multiple questions in a single message ## Step 1: Gather intent

Ask the user what they want to render (subject — text, image, or concept).

Then use AskUserQuestion for mood:

• Bold — "High contrast, strong lines, maximum impact"
• Minimal — "Clean, sparse, breathing room"
• Playful — "Fun, quirky, unexpected"
• Retro — "8-bit nostalgia, old-school terminal vibes"

Then use AskUserQuestion for size:

• Small — "1-5 lines — compact accent"
• Medium — "5-15 lines — solid presence"
• Large — "15-25 lines — full showpiece"

Optionally ask about usage (one-off fun, splash screen, CLI output, embedded in code) if it's not obvious from context.

Step 2: Create the art

Read ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/terminal-art.md for the full ANSI/Unicode reference if needed.

Create 2-3 options for the user. For each option:

1. Pick a technique — gradient bars (░▒▓█), scatter/splatter, block text, box frames, dividers, shadow/depth, or negative space
2. Draft in plain text first — get the layout right without color
3. Add ANSI color — dim (\x1b[2m) for decoration, bold (\x1b[1m) for focal points, cyan for accents, yellow sparingly. Avoid red/green (semantic meaning)
4. Test via node -e — render in the actual terminal to verify alignment and color
5. Deliver as a console.log() template literal ready to reuse

Constraints: max 80 columns wide, max 25 lines tall, no emoji, always reset ANSI (\x1b[0m), must be readable without color, respect NO_COLOR.

Step 3: Show and iterate

Present the options to the user. Let them pick a favorite, request tweaks, or ask for a completely new direction. Repeat Step 2 as needed until the user is happy.