/baoyu-comic

First-Time Setup

Overview

When no EXTEND.md is found, guide user through preference setup.

⛔ BLOCKING OPERATION: This setup MUST complete before ANY other workflow steps. Do NOT:

• Ask about content/source material
• Ask about art style or tone
• Ask about layout preferences
• Proceed to content analysis

ONLY ask the questions in this setup flow, save EXTEND.md, then continue.

Setup Flow

No EXTEND.md found
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┌─────────────────────┐
│ AskUserQuestion     │
│ (all questions)     │
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┌─────────────────────┐
│ Create EXTEND.md    │
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    Continue to Step 1

Questions

Language: Use user's input language or preferred language for all questions. Do not always use English.

Use single AskUserQuestion with multiple questions (AskUserQuestion auto-adds "Other" option):

Question 1: Watermark

header: "Watermark"
question: "Watermark text for generated comic pages? Type your watermark content (e.g., name, @handle)"
options:
  - label: "No watermark (Recommended)"
    description: "No watermark, can enable later in EXTEND.md"

Position defaults to bottom-right.

Question 2: Preferred Art Style

header: "Art"
question: "Default art style preference? Or type another style name"
options:
  - label: "Auto-select (Recommended)"
    description: "Auto-select based on content analysis"
  - label: "ligne-claire"
    description: "Uniform lines, flat colors, European comic (Tintin style)"
  - label: "manga"
    description: "Japanese manga style, expressive eyes and emotions"
  - label: "realistic"
    description: "Digital painting, sophisticated and professional"

Question 3: Preferred Tone

header: "Tone"
question: "Default tone/mood preference?"
options:
  - label: "Auto-select (Recommended)"
    description: "Auto-select based on content signals"
  - label: "neutral"
    description: "Balanced, rational, educational"
  - label: "warm"
    description: "Nostalgic, personal, comforting"
  - label: "dramatic"
    description: "High contrast, intense, powerful"

Question 4: Language

header: "Language"
question: "Output language for comic text?"
options:
  - label: "Auto-detect (Recommended)"
    description: "Match source content language"
  - label: "zh"
    description: "Chinese (中文)"
  - label: "en"
    description: "English"

Question 5: Save Location

header: "Save"
question: "Where to save preferences?"
options:
  - label: "Project"
    description: ".baoyu-skills/ (this project only)"
  - label: "User"
    description: "~/.baoyu-skills/ (all projects)"

Save Locations

After Setup

1. Create directory if needed
2. Write EXTEND.md with frontmatter
3. Confirm: "Preferences saved to [path]"
4. Continue to Step 1

EXTEND.md Template

---
version: 2
watermark:
  enabled: [true/false]
  content: "[user input or empty]"
  position: bottom-right
  opacity: 0.5
preferred_art: [selected art style or null]
preferred_tone: [selected tone or null]
preferred_layout: null
preferred_aspect: null
language: [selected or null]
preferred_image_backend: auto
generation_batch_size: 4
character_presets: []
---

preferred_image_backend: auto is the baked-in default — first-time setup does not ask about it. The ## Image Generation Tools rule in SKILL.md then picks the runtime-native tool (Codex imagegen, Hermes image_generate, etc.) when available, and falls back to installed backends.

generation_batch_size: 4 is the baked-in default for page batch rendering. The current user request may override it for one run.

Modifying Preferences Later

See the ## Changing Preferences section in SKILL.md for the canonical list of common edits (pin backend, change defaults, retrigger setup). Full schema: config/preferences-schema.md.