Canvas Design
Canvas Design is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from anthropics/skills. Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. It works with Claude Code and has 179,945 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills.
github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/canvas-design (opens in a new tab)
- Official
- Multi-skill repo
- Plugin marketplace
- Design & frontend
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin # browse anthropic-agent-skills and install the plugin that contains canvas-designIn the Claude apps, zip the canvas-design folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/canvas-design .agents/skills/canvas-design # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/canvas-design .cursor/skills/canvas-design # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. You should use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece. Create original visual designs, never copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations. These are instructions for creating design philosophies - aesthetic movements that are then EXPRESSED VISUALLY. Output only .md files, .pdf files, and .png files.
When it triggers
- use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece.
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What is the Canvas Design skill?
Canvas Design is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from anthropics/skills. Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. It works with Claude Code and has 179,945 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/anthropics/skills/skills/canvas-design.
How do I install the Canvas Design skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills, then install its plugin from /plugin. For Codex or Cursor, copy the canvas-design folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Canvas Design skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Is Canvas Design maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.