stevysmith/og-image-skill/stevysmith-og-image

This skill creates professional Open Graph images for social media sharing. It analyzes the existing codebase to match the project's design system, generates a dedicated OG image page, screenshots it, and configures all necessary meta tags.

Workflow

Phase 1: Codebase Analysis

Explore the project to understand:

1. Framework Detection

• Check package.json for Next.js, Vite, Astro, Remix, etc.
• Identify the routing pattern (file-based, config-based)
• Find where to create the /og-image route

1. Design System Discovery

• Look for Tailwind config (tailwind.config.js/ts) for color palette
• Check for CSS variables in global styles (:root definitions)
• Find existing color tokens, font families, spacing scales
• Look for a theme or design tokens file

1. Branding Assets

• Find logo files in /public, /assets, /src/assets
• Check for favicon, app icons
• Look for existing hero sections or landing pages with branding

1. Product Information

• Extract product name from package.json, landing page, or meta tags
• Find tagline/description from existing pages
• Look for existing OG/meta configuration to understand current setup

1. Existing Components

• Find reusable UI components that could be leveraged
• Check for glass effects, gradients, or distinctive visual patterns
• Identify the overall aesthetic (dark mode, light mode, etc.)

Phase 2: OG Image Page Creation

Create a dedicated route at /og-image (or equivalent for the framework):

Page Requirements:

• Fixed dimensions: exactly 1200px wide × 630px tall
• Self-contained styling (no external dependencies that might not render)
• Hide any dev tool indicators with CSS:

[data-nextjs-dialog-overlay],
[data-nextjs-dialog],
nextjs-portal,
#__next-build-indicator {
  display: none !important;
}

Content Structure:

• Product logo/icon (prominent placement)
• Product name with distinctive typography
• Tagline or value proposition
• Visual representation of the product (mockup, illustration, or abstract design)
• URL/domain at the bottom
• Background that matches the project aesthetic (gradients, patterns, etc.)

Design Principles:

• Use the project's existing color palette
• Match the typography from the main site
• Include visual elements that represent the product
• Ensure high contrast for readability at small sizes (social previews are often small)
• Test that text is readable when the image is scaled down to ~400px wide

Phase 3: Screenshot Capture

Use Playwright to capture the OG image:

1. Navigate to the OG image page (typically http://localhost:3000/og-image or similar)
2. Resize viewport to exactly 1200×630
3. Wait for any animations to complete or fonts to load
4. Take a PNG screenshot
5. Save to the project's public folder as og-image.png

Playwright Commands:

browser_navigate: http://localhost:{port}/og-image
browser_resize: width=1200, height=630
browser_take_screenshot: og-image.png (then copy to /public)

Phase 4: Meta Tag Configuration

Audit and update the project's meta tag configuration. For Next.js App Router, update layout.tsx. For other frameworks, update the appropriate location.

Required Meta Tags:

// Open Graph
openGraph: {
  title: "Product Name - Short Description",
  description: "Compelling description for social sharing",
  url: "https://yourdomain.com",
  siteName: "Product Name",
  locale: "en_US",
  type: "website",
  images: [{
    url: "/og-image.png",  // or absolute URL
    width: 1200,
    height: 630,
    alt: "Descriptive alt text for accessibility",
    type: "image/png",
  }],
},
// Twitter/X
twitter: {
  card: "summary_large_image",
  title: "Product Name - Short Description",
  description: "Compelling description for Twitter",
  creator: "@handle",  // if provided
  images: [{
    url: "/og-image.png",
    width: 1200,
    height: 630,
    alt: "Descriptive alt text",
  }],
},
// Additional
other: {
  "theme-color": "#000000",  // match brand color
  "msapplication-TileColor": "#000000",
},
appleWebApp: {
  title: "Product Name",
  statusBarStyle: "black-translucent",
  capable: true,
},

Ensure `metadataBase` is set for relative URLs to resolve correctly:

metadataBase: new URL("https://yourdomain.com"),

Phase 5: Verification & Output

1. Verify the image exists at the public path
2. Check meta tags are correctly rendered in the HTML
3. Provide cache-busting instructions:

• Facebook/LinkedIn: https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/
• Twitter/X: https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/post-inspector/

1. Summary output:

• Path to generated OG image
• URL to preview the OG image page locally
• List of meta tags added/updated
• Links to social preview debuggers

Prompting for Missing Information

Only ask the user if these cannot be determined from the codebase:

1. Domain/URL - If not found in existing config, ask: "What's your production domain? (e.g., https://example.com)"

1. Twitter/X handle - If adding twitter:creator, ask: "What's your Twitter/X handle for attribution? (optional)"

1. Tagline - If no clear tagline found, ask: "What's a short tagline for social previews? (1 sentence)"

Framework-Specific Notes

Next.js App Router:

• Create /app/og-image/page.tsx
• Update metadata in /app/layout.tsx
• Use 'use client' directive for the OG page

Next.js Pages Router:

• Create /pages/og-image.tsx
• Update _app.tsx or use next-seo

Vite/React:

• Create route via router config
• Update index.html meta tags or use react-helmet

Astro:

• Create /src/pages/og-image.astro
• Update layout with meta tags

Quality Checklist

Before completing, verify:

• [ ] OG image renders correctly at 1200×630
• [ ] No dev tool indicators visible in screenshot
• [ ] Image saved to public folder
• [ ] Meta tags include og:image with absolute URL capability
• [ ] Meta tags include twitter:card as summary_large_image
• [ ] Meta tags include dimensions (width/height)
• [ ] Meta tags include alt text for accessibility
• [ ] theme-color is set to match brand
• [ ] User informed of cache-busting URLs