favicon

Generate a complete set of favicons from a source image and update HTML. Use when setting up favicons for a web project.

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npx skills add brianlovin/agent-config --skill favicon

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Generate a complete set of favicons from the source image at $1 and update the project's HTML with the appropriate link tags. Prerequisites First, verify ImageMagick v7+ is installed by running: If not found, stop and instruct the user to install it: macOS : brew install imagemagick Linux : sudo apt install imagemagick Step 1: Validate Source Image 1. Verify the source image exists at the provided path: $1 2. Check the file extension is a supported format (PNG, JPG, JPEG, SVG, WEBP, GIF) 3. If the file doesn't exist or isn't a valid image format, report the error and stop Note whether the source is an SVG file if so, it will also be copied as favicon.svg . Step 2: Detect Project Type and Static Assets Directory Detect the project type and determine where static assets should be placed. Check in this order: Framework Detection Static Assets Directory Rails config/routes.rb exists public/ Next.js next.config. exists public/ Gatsby gatsby config. exists static/ SvelteKit svelte.config. exists static/ Astro astro.config. exists public/ Hugo hugo.toml or config.toml with Hugo markers static/ Jekyll config.yml with Jekyll markers Root directory (same as index.html ) Vite vite.config. exists public/ Create React App package.json has react scripts dependency public/ Vue CLI vue.config. exists public/ Angular angular.json exists src/assets/ Eleventy .eleventy.js or eleventy.config. exists Check site output or root Static HTML index.html in root Same directory as index.html Important : If existing favicon files are found (e.g., favicon.ico , apple touch icon.png ), use their location as the target directory regardless of framework detection. Report the detected project type and the static assets directory that will be used. When in doubt, ask : If you are not 100% confident about where static assets should be placed (e.g., ambiguous project structure, multiple potential locations, unfamiliar framework), use AskUserQuestionTool to confirm the target directory before proceeding. It's better to ask than to put files in the wrong place. Step 3: Determine App Name Find the app name from these sources (in priority order): 1. Existing site.webmanifest Check the detected static assets directory for an existing manifest and extract the name field 2. package.json Extract the name field if it exists 3. Rails config/application.rb Extract the module name (e.g., module MyApp → "MyApp") 4. Directory name Use the current working directory name as fallback Convert the name to title case if needed (e.g., "my app" → "My App"). Step 4: Ensure Static Assets Directory Exists Check if the detected static assets directory exists. If not, create it. Step 5: Generate Favicon Files Run these ImageMagick commands to generate all favicon files. Replace [STATIC DIR] with the detected static assets directory from Step 2. favicon.ico (multi resolution: 16x16, 32x32, 48x48) favicon 96x96.png apple touch icon.png (180x180) web app manifest 192x192.png web app manifest 512x512.png favicon.svg (only if source is SVG) If the source file has a .svg extension, copy it: Step 6: Create/Update site.webmanifest Create or update [STATIC DIR]/site.webmanifest with this content (substitute the detected app name): If site.webmanifest already exists in the static directory, preserve the existing theme color , background color , and display values while updating the name , short name , and icons array. Step 7: Update HTML/Layout Files Based on the detected project type, update the appropriate file. Adjust the href paths based on where the static assets directory is relative to the web root: If static files are in public/ or static/ and served from root → use /favicon.ico If static files are in src/assets/ → use /assets/favicon.ico If static files are in the same directory as HTML → use ./favicon.ico or just favicon.ico For Rails Projects Edit app/views/layouts/application.html.erb . Find the <head section and add/replace favicon related tags with: Important : If the source was NOT an SVG, omit the <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" / line Remove any existing <link rel="icon" , <link rel="shortcut icon" , <link rel="apple touch icon" , or <link rel="manifest" tags before adding the new ones Place these tags near the top of the <head section, after <meta charset and <meta name="viewport" if present For Next.js Projects Edit the detected layout file ( app/layout.tsx or src/app/layout.tsx ). Update or add the metadata export to include icons configuration: Important : If the source was NOT an SVG, omit the { url: '/favicon.svg', type: 'image/svg+xml' } entry from the icon array If metadata export doesn't exist, create it with just the icons related fields If metadata export exists, merge the icons configuration with existing fields For Static HTML Projects Edit the detected index.html file. Add the same HTML as Rails within the <head section. If No Project Detected Skip HTML updates and inform the user they need to manually add the following to their HTML <head : Step 8: Summary Report completion with: Detected project type and framework Static assets directory used List of files generated App name used in manifest and HTML Layout file updated (or note if manual update is needed) Note if any existing files were overwritten Error Handling If ImageMagick is not installed, provide installation instructions and stop If the source image doesn't exist, report the exact path that was tried and stop If ImageMagick commands fail, report the specific error message If the layout file cannot be found for HTML updates, generate files anyway and instruct on manual HTML addition