Algorithmic Art — style skill for art styles
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Create original generative art in p5.js: write an algorithmic philosophy, then code it with seeded randomness.
- Type: Style · Art styles
- Slug:
anthropic-algorithmic-art - Status: live
- Publisher: Anthropic (vendor, verified)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/algorithmic-art
- Works in: Claude Code, Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI
- Cost: Free — runs locally (built into paid Claude.ai plans)
- Adoption: 89,800 installs, 183,988 GitHub stars (skills.sh, 2026-10-26)
What it does
A two-step creative process: first write an "algorithmic philosophy" for the piece, then express it as p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter controls. The agent must start from the bundled viewer template, which separates fixed parts (layout, seed controls) from the variable algorithm, and is told to make original work rather than copy existing artists.
Use when
- Generative or algorithmic art in p5.js
- Flow fields, particles or seeded variations
- An interactive art piece with parameter controls
Not for
- Copying an existing artist's work
Install
- Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills && /plugin install example-skills@anthropic-agent-skills - Codex:
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill algorithmic-art -a codex - Cursor:
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill algorithmic-art -a cursor - Gemini CLI:
npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill algorithmic-art -a gemini-cli
Example output
https://skills.varg.ai/previews/anthropic-algorithmic-art.webp — Frame from Jason Zhou's Claude Code demo: the 'Silhouette Serenity' zen-mountains p5.js piece made with the algorithmic-art skill, cropped to the art canvas (viewer controls and webcam removed) (credit: Jason Zhou (@jasonzhou1993), https://x.com/jasonzhou1993/status/1979369094559551678)
More art styles skills
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- Canvas Design: Design posters and visual art as PNG or PDF from a written design philosophy, with 54 bundled fonts.
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- Generative Art (Camille Roux): Long-form generative art craft from Camille Roux: hash-seeded determinism, traits and rarity, verification, export.
Run the generation on varg
varg is one API key for the models these skills drive — Seedance 2.5, Kling 4, Veo 3.1, Wan 3, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, ElevenLabs v4 and 200+ more — billed in credits, with a cost estimate before anything runs.
- Claude Code:
claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg(skill + hosted MCP) - Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw:
npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a <agent> -y - Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect
https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp - API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt