ASCII Visualizer Skill
Create clear ASCII visualizations for explaining complex concepts.
Box-Drawing Characters
IMPORTANT: Use a fixed-width (monospace) font for proper rendering.
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┌─┐│└─┘ Standard weight ┏━┓┃┗━┛ Heavy weight ├─┤┬┴ Connectors ╔═╗║╚═╝ Double lines
Quick Examples
Architecture
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┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ Frontend │─────▶│ Backend │
│ React 19 │ │ FastAPI │
└──────────────┘ └───────┬──────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────┐
│ PostgreSQL │
└──────────────┘
Progress
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[████████░░] 80% Complete ✅ Design (2 days) ✅ Backend (5 days) 🔄 Frontend (3 days) ⏳ Testing (pending)
See references/ for complete patterns.
Related Skills
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architecture-decision-record- Document decisions that ASCII diagrams help visualize - •
brainstorming- Use visualizations to explore and communicate ideas - •
explore- Visualize codebase structure during exploration
Capability Details
architecture-diagrams
Keywords: architecture, diagram, system design, components, flow Solves:
- •How do I visualize system architecture?
- •Show component relationships with ASCII
- •Explain system design visually
- •Create architecture diagrams in documentation
workflows
Keywords: workflow, process, steps, pipeline, flowchart Solves:
- •How do I visualize process flow?
- •Show step-by-step workflow with ASCII
- •Explain pipeline stages visually
- •Document multi-agent workflows
comparisons
Keywords: compare, vs, before after, metrics, changes Solves:
- •How do I compare two options visually?
- •Show before/after metrics
- •Display progress comparison
- •Visualize A/B testing results
file-trees
Keywords: file tree, directory, structure, folder hierarchy Solves:
- •How do I show directory structure?
- •Visualize file hierarchy with ASCII
- •Explain codebase organization
- •Document project structure
progress-tracking
Keywords: progress, status, completion, percentage, metrics Solves:
- •How do I show progress visually?
- •Create progress bars with ASCII
- •Display completion status
- •Track task completion metrics