Is the Canvas Design skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from anthropics/skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

Does Canvas Design work with Claude Code?

We tested it with Claude Code 2.x on Jun 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Generated poster-quality visuals and social cards; composition and type handling clearly above default output.

What is the Canvas Design SkillProof Score?

8.0/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.

How do I install Canvas Design?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Canvas Design with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Canvas Design

Poster-grade visual design on an HTML canvas.

by Anthropic · anthropics/skills

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.0/10
Tested: Jun 16, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 9f63fee

Generated poster-quality visuals and social cards; composition and type handling clearly above default output.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 4/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 3/5

What Canvas Design does

For visual assets rather than UIs: posters, cards, graphics. Brings composition rules and typographic care to canvas-rendered output.

How to install Canvas Design

git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills
cd skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/canvas-design ~/.claude/skills/

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Canvas Design

/canvas-design Poster-grade visual design on an HTML canvas.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Design a poster on canvas with strong typography
Create a birthday card graphic using canvas
Build a promotional graphic following composition rules

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Skills for Marketers

Frequently asked questions

Is the Canvas Design skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from anthropics/skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Canvas Design work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x on Jun 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Generated poster-quality visuals and social cards; composition and type handling clearly above default output.
What is the Canvas Design SkillProof Score?: 8.0/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.
How do I install Canvas Design?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Canvas Design with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.