@json-render/image

SkillCloud & infra

Lets your agent turn JSON specs into SVG and PNG images, like social cards or OG images.

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

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the @json-render/image skill

About this capability

Image renderer for json-render that turns JSON specs into SVG and PNG images via Satori. Use when working with @json-render/image, generating OG images from JSON, creating social cards, or rendering AI-generated image specs.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by vercel-labs/json-render in skills/image/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Image renderer that converts JSON specs into SVG and PNG images using Satori.

Quick Start

import { renderToPng } from "@json-render/image/render";
import type { Spec } from "@json-render/core";

const spec: Spec = {
  root: "frame",
  elements: {
    frame: {
      type: "Frame",
      props: { width: 1200, height: 630, backgroundColor: "#1a1a2e" },
      children: ["heading"],
    },
    heading: {
      type: "Heading",
      props: { text: "Hello World", level: "h1", color: "#ffffff" },
      children: [],
    },
  },
};

const png = await renderToPng(spec, {
  fonts: [{ name: "Inter", data: fontData, weight: 400, style: "normal" }],
});

Using Standard Components

import { defineCatalog } from "@json-render/core";
import { schema, standardComponentDefinitions } from "@json-render/image";

export const imageCatalog = defineCatalog(schema, {
  components: standardComponentDefinitions,
});

Adding Custom Components

import { z } from "zod";

const catalog = defineCatalog(schema, {
  components: {
    ...standardComponentDefinitions,
    Badge: {
      props: z.object({ label: z.string(), color: z.string().nullable() }),
      slots: [],
      description: "A colored badge label",
    },
  },
});

Standard Components

ComponentCategoryDescription
FrameRootRoot container. Defines width, height, background. Must be root.
BoxLayoutContainer with padding, margin, border, absolute positioning
RowLayoutHorizontal flex layout
ColumnLayoutVertical flex layout
HeadingContenth1-h4 heading text
TextContentBody text with full styling
ImageContentImage from URL
DividerDecorativeHorizontal line separator
SpacerDecorativeEmpty vertical space

Key Exports

ExportPurpose
renderToSvgRender spec to SVG string
renderToPngRender spec to PNG buffer (requires @resvg/resvg-js)
schemaImage element schema
standardComponentsPre-built component registry
standardComponentDefinitionsCatalog definitions for AI prompts

Sub-path Exports

ExportDescription
@json-render/imageFull package: schema, components, render functions
@json-render/image/serverSchema and catalog definitions only (no React/Satori)
@json-render/image/catalogStandard component definitions and types
@json-render/image/renderRender functions only

Signals

GitHub stars
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Forks
874
Last commit
Sep 2026
Hacker News mentions
20
Advanced
Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
image-vercel-labs
Source
github.com/vercel-labs/json-render