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Edit and convert images with the ImageMagick `magick` CLI — resize, crop, convert format, compress, rotate, montage, annotate. Use for any still-image transformation.

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How to use this skill

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/AtomicBot-ai/atomic-agent/blob/HEAD/starter-skills/imagemagick/SKILL.md

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imagemagick

Transform still images with ImageMagick v7 (magick command). Pairs well with vision.describe — describe an image to decide what to do, then operate on it here. Always write to a new output file.

ImageMagick v7 uses magick in.png out.jpg. Legacy v6 uses convert; if only convert exists, substitute it for magick in the examples below.

Setup health check (run first, every session)

Verify with one solo step:

[{ "tool": "os.shell.run", "args": { "cmd": "magick", "args": ["--version"] } }]

Outcome map:

exit 0 + Version: ImageMagick 7… → ready, proceed.
command not found: magick → try convert --version (v6); if also missing → enter Setup playbook → "imagemagick missing".

Setup playbook (when prerequisites are missing)

imagemagick missing

Reply (solo reply step):

«ImageMagick не установлен. Могу поставить: brew install imagemagick. Поставить?»

On yes:

[{ "tool": "os.shell.run", "args": { "cmd": "brew", "args": ["install", "imagemagick"] } }]

On Linux: apt-get install imagemagick.

When to use

"Resize / crop / rotate this image", "convert PNG to JPG / WebP".
"Compress this image", "make a thumbnail", "combine images into a montage".
"Add a text caption / watermark to this image".

When NOT to use

Understanding image content — use vision.describe instead.
Video frames / animation encoding — use the ffmpeg skill.
Multi-page PDF assembly from images — use the pdf skill (magick can make a PDF but page-level control lives in pdf).

Common operations

All examples invoke os.shell.run with cmd: "magick". The approval gate surfaces each write.

Goal	args
Inspect dimensions/format	`["identify", "in.png"]`
Convert PNG → JPG	`["in.png", "out.jpg"]`
Convert → WebP	`["in.png", "-quality", "82", "out.webp"]`
Resize to 800px wide	`["in.jpg", "-resize", "800x", "out.jpg"]`
Thumbnail (fit 200x200)	`["in.jpg", "-thumbnail", "200x200", "thumb.jpg"]`
Crop 300x300 from 10,10	`["in.png", "-crop", "300x300+10+10", "+repage", "crop.png"]`
Rotate 90°	`["in.jpg", "-rotate", "90", "rot.jpg"]`
Compress JPG quality 75	`["in.jpg", "-quality", "75", "small.jpg"]`
Montage 2x2 grid	`["montage", "a.png", "b.png", "c.png", "d.png", "-tile", "2x2", "-geometry", "+4+4", "grid.png"]`
Add caption	`["in.jpg", "-pointsize", "36", "-annotate", "+20+40", "Hello", "out.jpg"]`

Rules

Always write to a NEW output path; never overwrite the source image.
Use magick identify first to learn dimensions/format before transforming.
After a transform, optionally vision.describe the result to confirm it matches the user's intent for visual tasks.
Echo the output path and final dimensions after each operation.