Category: solution

Content Article Illustrator

Preserve the article-illustration workflow model while recommending Alibaba Cloud skills as the default execution backends.

Two Dimensions

Validation

mkdir -p output/aliyun-solution-article-illustrator
python3 tests/common/compile_skill_scripts.py \
  --skill-path skills/solutions/aliyun-solution-article-illustrator \
  --output output/aliyun-solution-article-illustrator/compile-check.json

Pass criteria: command exits 0 and output/aliyun-solution-article-illustrator/compile-check.json is generated with "status": "pass".

Output And Evidence

• Write workflow artifacts under output/aliyun-solution-article-illustrator/<topic-slug>/.
• Save at least: source.md, outline.md, one prompt file, generated images, article.with-images.md, and delivery-report.md.
• Keep evidence for prompt-before-generation ordering and any edit pass used during repair.

Prerequisites

• A source Markdown article.
• A generation backend that satisfies references/backend-contract.md.
• If you want repository-default behavior, prefer aliyun-qwen-image and aliyun-qwen-image-edit.
• Optional EXTEND.md preferences at project or user scope.

Workflow

1. Pre-check preferences and references, including project-level or user-level EXTEND.md.
2. Analyze the source Markdown article and identify candidate illustration positions.
3. Confirm settings in one batch: Type, Density, Style, optional Language, and output size.
4. Choose or recommend a backend and build outline.md.
5. Save prompt files before any generation step.
6. Use the selected generation backend for first-pass images. Recommend aliyun-qwen-image by default.
7. If needed, use the selected edit backend for one repair pass per image. Recommend aliyun-qwen-image-edit by default.
8. Write article.with-images.md with relative images/... Markdown links.
9. Save evidence and produce delivery-report.md.

Minimal Executable Run

python3 skills/solutions/aliyun-solution-article-illustrator/scripts/run_workflow.py \
  --source path/to/article.md \
  --output-dir output/aliyun-solution-article-illustrator/example-run \
  --generation-backend mock

State Gates

• drafted: source article and initial outline exist
• confirmed: user settings, preferences, and backend choice are confirmed
• generated: prompt files and first-pass images exist
• validated: artifact structure and Markdown insertion pass checks
• delivered: final article and report are written

References

• Detailed workflow: references/workflow.md
• Usage examples: references/usage.md
• Style system: references/styles.md
• Backend contract: references/backend-contract.md
• Prompt construction rules: references/prompt-construction.md
• Output contract: references/output-spec.md
• Validation and test expectations: references/test-plan.md
• Config setup: references/config/first-time-setup.md
• Preferences schema: references/config/preferences-schema.md
• Source references: references/sources.md
• Helper scripts: scripts/load_preferences.py, scripts/validate_inputs.py, scripts/build_outline.py, scripts/collect_evidence.py