SpriteCook Use Presets

Use this skill with spritecook-workflow-essentials and the relevant generation skill.

Presets are saved SpriteCook settings and prompt recipes. Their purpose is to help the user get consistent, similar output later, especially when they need a collection of related assets with the same style, model, prompt structure, dimensions, color guidance, and reference images. Users can fine-tune and save presets in the SpriteCook app, then ask an agent to use those presets through MCP.

When To Use Presets

• Use presets when the user explicitly says use my preset, names a saved preset, or asks for assets matching a saved SpriteCook setup.
• Use presets when the user implies continuity with a named saved style or workflow, such as use my character preset for this.
• Do not browse presets by default for ordinary generation requests. If the user does not mention or imply a preset, use the normal SpriteCook generation workflow.
• Use save_private_preset only when the user asks to save a preset or preserve these settings for future use.

Fetch And Apply

1. Call list_presets(query=...) with the user's preset name or intent.
2. Pick the best match by title first, then mode, status, description, and settings.
3. If multiple plausible presets remain, ask a concise clarification before generating.
4. Call get_preset_settings(preset_id=...) for the selected preset.
5. Map returned settings into the relevant MCP tool:
   • prompt -> base prompt or prompt guidance.
   • themeText -> theme.
   • styleText -> style.
   • width, height, pixel, bgMode, aspectRatio, smartCropEnabled, smartCropMode, detailedModel, resolution, quality, and colors -> matching generation arguments when the target tool supports them.
   • settings.reference.styleAssetIds -> style_asset_ids for generate_game_art, up to 10 asset IDs.
   • settings.reference.contextAssetId -> reference_asset_id for generate_game_art.
   • settings.reference.editAssetId -> edit_asset_id for generate_game_art only when the user is modifying that specific image.
   • tilesetPerspective, tilesetPieceSet, and tilesetElevation -> generate_tileset settings.
6. Preserve the user's requested subject or change. The preset should guide style/settings; it should not override the user's new intent unless the user asks for an exact repeat.

Reference Images

• Private draft presets can return owned asset IDs:
  • settings.reference.styleAssetIds
  • settings.reference.contextAssetId
  • settings.reference.editAssetId
• Published presets can return frozen preset media URLs:
  • settings.reference.styleUploadUrls
  • settings.reference.contextUploadUrl
  • settings.reference.editUploadUrl
• Use style_asset_ids directly for settings.reference.styleAssetIds when calling generate_game_art; pass at most 10 IDs.
• Use reference_asset_id for settings.reference.contextAssetId when the preset provides one specific visual/context reference.
• Use edit_asset_id only for settings.reference.editAssetId, when the user is modifying that specific image.
• Treat style asset IDs as ambient style guide images: they establish style, palette, proportions, and rendering for new related assets. The prompt does not need to restate that they are style references unless the user asks to emphasize a specific detail.
• If a preset returns multiple style asset IDs but the target tool only accepts one, prefer the first style asset unless the user asks to choose differently.
• If a preset returns upload URLs that the target MCP generation tool cannot consume, still use the text/model/size/color settings and mention that the media reference could not be applied through that tool.

Saving Presets

• Use save_private_preset(...) only after the user asks to save a preset.
• Save presets as private drafts only. Do not publish, share, or submit anything for moderation.
• Include the settings that matter for repeatability: prompt pattern, theme, style, model, size, pixel mode, background mode, smart crop, quality, colors, and supported reference/edit/style images.
• Use style_references, reference_image, edit_image, and preview asset IDs when the user wants the saved preset to include those images.
• If saving fails because of the private preset limit or unavailable reference assets, explain the user-facing problem briefly and do not retry with missing references unless the user asks.

Practical Pattern

When the user says Use my character preset for a blue wizard idle sprite:

1. list_presets(query="character")
2. Select the likely character preset.
3. get_preset_settings(preset_id="...")
4. Generate with the preset's style/settings plus the new subject: blue wizard idle sprite.