mindmap-render
Generate beautiful, high-resolution mindmaps from Markdown unordered lists. Outputs interactive HTML, HD PNG, and PDF with colorful branch themes.
Profile →npx skills add ai4s-research/ai4s-skills --skill mindmap-render --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
## When to use this skill Use this skill when the user asks to: - Create a mindmap from a topic or data. - Convert a Markdown outline into a visual mindmap image or PDF. - Generate a colorful, presentation-quality mindmap with auto-export to PNG/PDF. - Build a structured outline (unordered list) and then render it as a mindmap. ## Prerequisites Assume the runtime environment already has Python 3.10+, Playwright, and Chromium installed (they are provisioned in the container). **Do not proactively run `pip install` or `playwright install`** — just run the render script directly. Only if the first run fails with a clear missing-dependency error (ImportError, missing-browser error, etc.), then repair the environment: ```bash pip install -r scripts/requirements.txt playwright install chromium ``` and retry. Never install speculatively before a failure is observed. ## Workflow ### Step 1 — Determine input source Ask the user (or infer from context): - **Topic**: What is the central theme? - **Data source**: Do they already have a Markdown file, or should you research and write one? - **Source fidelity vs synthesis** — a spectrum, not a binary. The more specifically the request points to
- When to use this skill
- Prerequisites
- Workflow
- Step 1 — Determine input source
- Step 2a — User provided a Markdown file
- Step 2b — Generate the Markdown outline yourself
- Step 2c — Self-check before rendering
- Step 3 — Render the mindmap
- Step 4 — Deliver results
- Important notes
pip install -r scripts/requirements.txt playwright install chromium python scripts/generate_mindmap.py \
What does the mindmap-render skill do?
Generate beautiful, high-resolution mindmaps from Markdown unordered lists. Outputs interactive HTML, HD PNG, and PDF with colorful branch themes.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add ai4s-research/ai4s-skills --skill mindmap-render --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From ai4s-research/ai4s-skills, a repository with 163 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.