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The Scribble Thing agent skill

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the-scribble-thing turns a single line-art image into a hand-drawn scribe animation saved as an MP4 video. Once added, your AI can take an image and a written prompt from you and produce the finished animation. This means you can create drawing-style videos from artwork you already have.

Use The Scribble Thing agent skill in Claude, ChatGPT or Ahel Desktop

Free. Sign in, add The Scribble Thing agent skill and connect your AI. About a minute.

ClaudeChatGPTAhel Desktop

Also: Claude Code · Cursor · Codex

Then ask your AI: use The Scribble Thing agent skill to get scribble service info

Details

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

After adding it, give your AI a line-art image along with a prompt describing the animation you want. It will return the scribe animation as an MP4.

The Scribble Thing agent skillStart free

What your AI can do with it

  • Turn a line-art image into a hand-drawn scribe animation
  • Follow a written prompt to direct the animation
  • Work from a single image as the starting point
  • Deliver the finished animation as an MP4 video

Install The Scribble Thing agent skill

The server’s own address, for the clients that take one directly. Or connect Ahel once and every client you use reads it from one address, with the account kept on Ahel rather than in each client’s config.

  • Claude Code

    claude mcp add --transport http --scope user the-scribble-thing-agent-skill 'https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp'

    Run it once in your project, then open /mcp to approve any sign-in the server asks for.

  • Claude Desktop

    https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp

    Add a custom connector in Settings, paste this address, and approve the sign-in.

  • Cursor

    cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=the-scribble-thing-agent-skill&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3NjcmliYmxlLmJvcmluZ3N0dWZmLmNsdWIvbWNwIn0=

    Open the link and Cursor adds the server at that address.

  • ChatGPT

    https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp

    In Settings, enable Developer mode, create an MCP app, and paste this address. Your plan and workspace must allow custom apps.

  • Codex

    codex mcp add the-scribble-thing-agent-skill --url 'https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp'

    Run it once, then sign in with codex mcp login the-scribble-thing-agent-skill if the server asks for an account.

From the project's README

As published by boring-stuff-club/the-scribble-thing-skill in README.md.

Turn a PNG or JPEG line-art illustration into a hand-drawn scribe animation using The Scribble Thing.

The skill teaches compatible AI agents how to create, monitor, download, unlock, and delete animations through the public MCP server. Drawing-order instructions are optional, and users can choose whether the animation includes a drawing hand.

No account is needed. A watermarked preview is free, and removing the watermark is optional.

See it in action

This animation was generated by The Scribble Thing from one static line-art image, with no manual timeline editing.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bfbb6dd0-7847-4cad-9b1a-85ebfb083bb0

Install

Install with the open Agent Skills CLI:

npx skills add Boring-Stuff-Club/the-scribble-thing-skill --skill the-scribble-thing

Then ask your agent something like:

Turn this line-art image into a scribble animation. Draw the title first, reveal the illustration from left to right, and show the drawing hand.

Prefer a browser? Create an animation on The Scribble Thing.

The canonical hosted skill and MCP endpoint are also available directly:

What the skill does

  • Confirms image requirements, retention, and terms before creation.
  • Sends the artwork and optional drawing-order instructions to the MCP server.
  • Monitors asynchronous rendering without holding a request open.
  • Returns private management and short-lived download links.
  • Supports explicit unlock-code redemption and early deletion.

The service provides a free watermarked preview. Removing the watermark is a separate optional purchase.

Privacy and security

Animation IDs, capability tokens, and unlock codes are secrets. The skill tells agents not to place them in ordinary chat text, logs, analytics, filenames, or unrelated tools. Current retention, limits, terms, and pricing should always be queried from the service rather than assumed from this repository.

See the current privacy policy and terms before using the service.

License

The skill files in this repository are available under the MIT License. The license applies only to files in this repository. It does not grant rights to the Boring Stuff Club or The Scribble Thing names, logos, hosted service, user content, or generated media.

Tools it offers (6)

What this server listed when Ahel dialed its public endpoint in Sep 2026, with no key and no account of yours. The names are the server’s own.

  • get_scribble_service_info
  • create_scribe_animation
  • get_scribe_animation
  • get_scribe_animation_download
  • redeem_scribe_unlock_code
  • delete_scribe_animation

Signals

GitHub stars
18
Last commit
Aug 2026
Advanced
Delivery
the-scribble-thing MCP server → your Ahel connector (mcp.ahel.ai) → your AI.
Item type
mcp-server
Key
club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing
Source
github.com/boring-stuff-club/the-scribble-thing-skill
Hosted endpoint
https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp

github.com/boring-stuff-club/the-scribble-thing-skill

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