This skill creates professional Open Graph images for social media sharing. It analyzes the existing codebase to match the project's design system, generates a dedicated OG image page, screenshots it, and configures all necessary meta tags.
Workflow
Phase 1: Codebase Analysis
Explore the project to understand:
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Framework Detection
- •Check
package.jsonfor Next.js, Vite, Astro, Remix, etc. - •Identify the routing pattern (file-based, config-based)
- •Find where to create the
/og-imageroute
- •Check
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Design System Discovery
- •Look for Tailwind config (
tailwind.config.js/ts) for color palette - •Check for CSS variables in global styles (
:rootdefinitions) - •Find existing color tokens, font families, spacing scales
- •Look for a theme or design tokens file
- •Look for Tailwind config (
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Branding Assets
- •Find logo files in
/public,/assets,/src/assets - •Check for favicon, app icons
- •Look for existing hero sections or landing pages with branding
- •Find logo files in
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Product Information
- •Extract product name from
package.json, landing page, or meta tags - •Find tagline/description from existing pages
- •Look for existing OG/meta configuration to understand current setup
- •Extract product name from
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Existing Components
- •Find reusable UI components that could be leveraged
- •Check for glass effects, gradients, or distinctive visual patterns
- •Identify the overall aesthetic (dark mode, light mode, etc.)
Phase 2: OG Image Page Creation
Create a dedicated route at /og-image (or equivalent for the framework):
Page Requirements:
- •Fixed dimensions: exactly 1200px wide × 630px tall
- •Self-contained styling (no external dependencies that might not render)
- •Hide any dev tool indicators with CSS:
[data-nextjs-dialog-overlay],
[data-nextjs-dialog],
nextjs-portal,
#__next-build-indicator {
display: none !important;
}
Content Structure:
- •Product logo/icon (prominent placement)
- •Product name with distinctive typography
- •Tagline or value proposition
- •Visual representation of the product (mockup, illustration, or abstract design)
- •URL/domain at the bottom
- •Background that matches the project aesthetic (gradients, patterns, etc.)
Design Principles:
- •Use the project's existing color palette
- •Match the typography from the main site
- •Include visual elements that represent the product
- •Ensure high contrast for readability at small sizes (social previews are often small)
- •Test that text is readable when the image is scaled down to ~400px wide
Phase 3: Screenshot Capture
Use Playwright to capture the OG image:
- •Navigate to the OG image page (typically
http://localhost:3000/og-imageor similar) - •Resize viewport to exactly 1200×630
- •Wait for any animations to complete or fonts to load
- •Take a PNG screenshot
- •Save to the project's public folder as
og-image.png
Playwright Commands:
browser_navigate: http://localhost:{port}/og-image
browser_resize: width=1200, height=630
browser_take_screenshot: og-image.png (then copy to /public)
Phase 4: Meta Tag Configuration
Audit and update the project's meta tag configuration. For Next.js App Router, update layout.tsx. For other frameworks, update the appropriate location.
Required Meta Tags:
// Open Graph
openGraph: {
title: "Product Name - Short Description",
description: "Compelling description for social sharing",
url: "https://yourdomain.com",
siteName: "Product Name",
locale: "en_US",
type: "website",
images: [{
url: "/og-image.png", // or absolute URL
width: 1200,
height: 630,
alt: "Descriptive alt text for accessibility",
type: "image/png",
}],
},
// Twitter/X
twitter: {
card: "summary_large_image",
title: "Product Name - Short Description",
description: "Compelling description for Twitter",
creator: "@handle", // if provided
images: [{
url: "/og-image.png",
width: 1200,
height: 630,
alt: "Descriptive alt text",
}],
},
// Additional
other: {
"theme-color": "#000000", // match brand color
"msapplication-TileColor": "#000000",
},
appleWebApp: {
title: "Product Name",
statusBarStyle: "black-translucent",
capable: true,
},
Ensure metadataBase is set for relative URLs to resolve correctly:
metadataBase: new URL("https://yourdomain.com"),
Phase 5: Verification & Output
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Verify the image exists at the public path
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Check meta tags are correctly rendered in the HTML
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Provide cache-busting instructions:
- •Facebook/LinkedIn: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/
- •Twitter/X: https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator
- •LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/post-inspector/
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Summary output:
- •Path to generated OG image
- •URL to preview the OG image page locally
- •List of meta tags added/updated
- •Links to social preview debuggers
Prompting for Missing Information
Only ask the user if these cannot be determined from the codebase:
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Domain/URL - If not found in existing config, ask: "What's your production domain? (e.g., https://example.com)"
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Twitter/X handle - If adding twitter:creator, ask: "What's your Twitter/X handle for attribution? (optional)"
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Tagline - If no clear tagline found, ask: "What's a short tagline for social previews? (1 sentence)"
Framework-Specific Notes
Next.js App Router:
- •Create
/app/og-image/page.tsx - •Update metadata in
/app/layout.tsx - •Use
'use client'directive for the OG page
Next.js Pages Router:
- •Create
/pages/og-image.tsx - •Update
_app.tsxor usenext-seo
Vite/React:
- •Create route via router config
- •Update
index.htmlmeta tags or usereact-helmet
Astro:
- •Create
/src/pages/og-image.astro - •Update layout with meta tags
Quality Checklist
Before completing, verify:
- • OG image renders correctly at 1200×630
- • No dev tool indicators visible in screenshot
- • Image saved to public folder
- • Meta tags include og:image with absolute URL capability
- • Meta tags include twitter:card as summary_large_image
- • Meta tags include dimensions (width/height)
- • Meta tags include alt text for accessibility
- • theme-color is set to match brand
- • User informed of cache-busting URLs