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Baoyu compress image
Compresses images to WebP (default) or PNG with automatic tool selection. Use when user asks to "compress image", "optimize image", "convert to webp", or reduce image file size.
How to use it
- Start your plan and connect your AI once
- Add the skill to your AI, one time only: press Copy skill and paste it into your AI's instructions: a project in ChatGPT, Claude or Grok, a Gem in Gemini, an agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot, or a rule in Cursor. It stays there for every new chat. In Kimi, paste it at the start of a new chat.
- Ask for the task in your own words, or say it directly:
Use the Baoyu compress image skill to help me with this.Image Compressor
Compresses images using best available tool (sips → cwebp → ImageMagick → Sharp).
Script Directory
Scripts in scripts/ subdirectory. {baseDir} = this SKILL.md's directory path. Resolve ${BUN_X} runtime: if bun installed → bun; if npx available → npx -y bun; else suggest installing bun. Replace {baseDir} and ${BUN_X} with actual values.
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
scripts/main.ts | Image compression CLI |
Preferences (EXTEND.md)
Check EXTEND.md in priority order — the first one found wins:
| Priority | Path | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .baoyu-skills/baoyu-compress-image/EXTEND.md | Project |
| 2 | ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/baoyu-skills/baoyu-compress-image/EXTEND.md | XDG |
| 3 | $HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-compress-image/EXTEND.md | User home |
If none found, use defaults.
EXTEND.md supports: Default format, default quality, keep-original preference.
Usage
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <input> [options]
Options
| Option | Short | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
<input> | File or directory | Required | |
--output | -o | Output path | Same path, new ext |
--format | -f | webp, png, jpeg | webp |
--quality | -q | Quality 0-100 | 80 |
--keep | -k | Keep original | false |
--recursive | -r | Process subdirs | false |
--json | JSON output | false |
Examples
# Single file → WebP (replaces original)
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts image.png
# Keep PNG format
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts image.png -f png --keep
# Directory recursive
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts ./images/ -r -q 75
# JSON output
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts image.png --json
Output:
image.png → image.webp (245KB → 89KB, 64% reduction)
Extension Support
Custom configurations via EXTEND.md. See Preferences section for paths and supported options.