Medical Illustration skill
A skill for Codex and Claude Code that makes medical comics, illustrations and schematics backed by traceable anatomy sources.
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Why this level
- The agent runs update scripts and works with external sources and image generation.
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In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/medical-illustrationDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
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How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- The agent runs update scripts and works with external sources and image generation.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
Medical Illustration takes a topic, audience and purpose and then drives the work: it finds medical references, writes a script, designs panels, generates illustrations and builds editable layout. Three core scenarios: educational comics for patients and the public, teaching illustrations for education and patient information, and research schematics of structures where mechanisms separate established relationships from hypotheses. The central requirement is that every anatomical structure shown for explanation rests on a credible source matching region, viewpoint and layer. Atlases, textbooks, original research or traceable models are inspected, and records state what each source supports. Text, bubbles, labels and arrows stay editable. The output is a Markdown script, color panels, layout sources and a PDF.
Who it is for. Doctors, teachers and science editors who need explanatory anatomy illustrations without accidental errors in structure.
Good fit when
- A patient comic is needed that explains through an everyday situation what happens under an adhesive bandage.
- A lecture needs an illustration of layers and injury that can be checked against an atlas.
- A research paper needs a structural schematic with confirmed relationships separated from hypotheses.
- Labels and arrows change after review, so text and tags must stay editable.
Not a fit when
- You need a quick picture with no source checking: the skill demands credible grounding for every structure.
- The illustration is meant for diagnosis or treatment: the material is educational and does not replace clinical judgment.
- The agent cannot search sources or generate images: without those tools some steps must be done by hand.
Example request
Make a one-page educational comic on wound healing for readers without medical training, with references to anatomical sources.Limitations
The skill only organizes the work: sources are searched and images created by tools available to the agent, so quality depends on them. The license is undetermined in metadata, with code and content under separate `LICENSE-CODE` and `LICENSE-CONTENT.md` files. The showcase comics are in Chinese. The skill helps prepare educational material and does not replace clinical judgment or expert review by a physician. Real atlases and models must be available under their terms.
How to disable. Delete the `medical-illustration` directory from the agent skills directory. `scripts/update_skill.py rollback` restores the previous state if you want to go back instead.
FAQ
How do I install Medical Illustration?
The README has a ready agent prompt: install the latest official release following `INSTALL.md`, keep local edits and verify version and checksums. Or copy the whole `medical-illustration` folder into the agent skills directory.
What output does the skill produce?
A Markdown script, color panels, layout source files and a PDF. Text, bubbles, medical labels and added arrows are editable independently.
What are the anatomical images based on?
The skill first inspects atlases, textbooks, original research or traceable models. For each structure it records which source supports it, whether it was supplied as a generation attachment and the comparison result.
How do I update or roll back the skill?
Tell the agent to update the medical illustration skill or run `python3 scripts/update_skill.py update --install-dir <folder>`. The `check` and `rollback` commands verify and restore versions.
Does it work outside Codex and Claude Code?
Yes, other agents read `SKILL.md` and the relevant resources and use their own tools. For agents without file abilities a mapping describes how steps tie to available functions.
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README in short
Release v1.3.7 includes showcase comics on the wrist bones, wound healing and the TFCC complex with panel-to-source comparison tables.