Paper Signal Studio skill
Skill for editorial images in a minimal-zine style: paper, ink, series and a check of the finished bitmap.
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Minimal access
Why this level
- The skill only writes prompts and checks images; generation runs in the host service, which receives the photo.
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/paper-signal-studioDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewMinimal accessThe tool runs nothing and makes no network calls.
- The skill only writes prompts and checks images; generation runs in the host service, which receives the photo.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
Paper Signal Studio turns a photo, idea or research into a poster or a card series in one paper-and-ink style. The skill first protects the subject (face, silhouette, architecture, exact values), then picks one of seven compositions, saves the final prompt and inspects the resulting image. It ships four skills: `paper-signal`, `paper-signal-art-director`, `paper-signal-series` and `paper-signal-audit`. For factual posts it keeps a source record and writes a caption. Image generation is done by the host tools, the skill does not replace them.
Who it is for. Designers and post authors who need a visual series in one style without losing the subject of the photograph.
Good fit when
- A street photo is restyled as a poster while the silhouette and crop stay intact.
- A social card series comes out with captions and a source record.
- The finished image is checked at full size and as a phone thumbnail.
- The prompt and result of each variant are stored together for a rerun.
Not a fit when
- Photorealism without paper texture is needed.
- The host has no image generation tool.
- The zine style does not suit the brand.
Example request
Use $paper-signal-art-director to restyle this photo as a tactile minimal-zine poster, preserve the subject, save the final prompt and inspect the bitmap.Limitations
The final image depends on the host image tools: Codex Desktop is fully verified, while in Claude Code the skill is compatible as a standard one. There is one style (paper and ink) with a single colour accent. Work with faces and photos of people requires rights to the picture. Last commit in August 2026. The style and seven composition modes are fixed, so non-standard layouts will need skill edits. Use photos of people and third-party images only when you hold the rights.
How to disable. Delete the `paper-signal*` skill directories from the client skills folder. Remove saved briefs and prompts from projects by hand.
FAQ
Which skills are in the set?
`paper-signal`, `paper-signal-art-director`, `paper-signal-series` and `paper-signal-audit`: main, art director, series and audit.
What does the skill protect in the source frame?
Identity, horizon, silhouette, architecture, crop and exact values. These constraints are blocking and the style does not change them.
Where is it verified?
Fully in Codex Desktop. In Claude Code the skill is compatible as a standard one, and the result depends on the available image tools.
What is stored for each result?
The brief, manifest, final prompt, output file and QA record, so a variant can be repeated and compared.
How do I install the skill?
With `npx skills add jiahuiqu17/paper-signal`. Then open a fresh task and call `paper-signal-art-director` with a photo and a short brief.
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README in short
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