pretext Skill
Build creative browser demos with DOM-free text layout. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent.
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Browser automation, Design and media, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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21 days ago · MIT license
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What is pretext Skill?
Build creative browser demos with DOM-free text layout. Published by NousResearch in hermes-agent. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
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Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Browser automation
- Design and media
- Browser automation use cases
- Design and media use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Declared author: Hermes Agent
- Declared license: MIT
- Source file: skills/creative/pretext/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use pretext Skill
- Use it for browser automation.
- Use it for design and media.
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Source
- Creator: NousResearch
- Repository: NousResearch/hermes-agent
- Skill file: skills/creative/pretext/SKILL.md
What it does
Build creative browser demos with DOM-free text layout.
Skill instructions
Pretext Creative Demos Overview @chenglou/pretext is a 15KB zero-dependency TypeScript library by Cheng Lou (React core, ReasonML, Midjourney) for DOM-free multiline text measurement and layout. It does one thing: given (text, font, width), return the line breaks, per-line widths, per-grapheme positions, and total height — all via canvas measurement, no reflow. That sounds like plumbing. It is not. Because it is fast and geometric, it is a creative primitive: you can reflow paragraphs around a moving sprite at 60fps, build games whose level geometry is made of real words, drive ASCII logos through prose, shatter text into particles with exact per-grapheme starting positions, or pack shrink-wrapped multiline UI without any getBoundingClientRect thrash. This skill exists so Hermes can make cool demos with it — the kind people post to X. See pretext.cool and chenglou.me/pretext for the community demo corpus. When to Use Use when the user asks for: - A "pretext demo" / "cool pretext thing"
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Frequently asked questions
What is pretext?
pretext is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Build creative browser demos with DOM-free text layout.
Who is pretext best for?
pretext is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, browser automation workflows, design and media workflows.
How do I install pretext?
Install or run pretext using Copy skill directory. Check pretext for the latest setup command.
Is pretext actively maintained?
pretext may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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