# The Scribble Thing agent skill

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  <a href="https://scribble.boringstuff.club">
    <img src="assets/the-scribble-thing-agent-skill-banner.png" alt="The Scribble Thing turns one static image into a drawn video with AI agents" width="100%">
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[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-f4511e.svg)](LICENSE)

Turn a PNG or JPEG line-art illustration into a hand-drawn scribe animation
using [The Scribble Thing](https://scribble.boringstuff.club).

The skill teaches compatible AI agents how to create, monitor, download,
unlock, and delete animations through the public MCP server. Drawing-order
instructions are optional, and users can choose whether the animation includes
a drawing hand.

No account is needed. A watermarked preview is free, and removing the watermark
is optional.

## See it in action

This animation was generated by The Scribble Thing from one static line-art
image, with no manual timeline editing.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bfbb6dd0-7847-4cad-9b1a-85ebfb083bb0

## Install

Install with the open Agent Skills CLI:

```sh
npx skills add Boring-Stuff-Club/the-scribble-thing-skill --skill the-scribble-thing
```

Then ask your agent something like:

> Turn this line-art image into a scribble animation. Draw the title first,
> reveal the illustration from left to right, and show the drawing hand.

Prefer a browser? [Create an animation on The Scribble Thing](https://scribble.boringstuff.club/#create).

The canonical hosted skill and MCP endpoint are also available directly:

- Skill: <https://scribble.boringstuff.club/.well-known/agent-skills/the-scribble-thing/SKILL.md>
- Skill archive: <https://scribble.boringstuff.club/.well-known/agent-skills/the-scribble-thing.zip>
- MCP: <https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp>
- Agent API documentation: <https://scribble.boringstuff.club/docs/agent-api>

## What the skill does

- Confirms image requirements, retention, and terms before creation.
- Sends the artwork and optional drawing-order instructions to the MCP server.
- Monitors asynchronous rendering without holding a request open.
- Returns private management and short-lived download links.
- Supports explicit unlock-code redemption and early deletion.

The service provides a free watermarked preview. Removing the watermark is a
separate optional purchase.

## Privacy and security

Animation IDs, capability tokens, and unlock codes are secrets. The skill tells
agents not to place them in ordinary chat text, logs, analytics, filenames, or
unrelated tools. Current retention, limits, terms, and pricing should always be
queried from the service rather than assumed from this repository.

See the current [privacy policy](https://scribble.boringstuff.club/privacy) and
[terms](https://scribble.boringstuff.club/terms) before using the service.

## License

The skill files in this repository are available under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
The license applies only to files in this repository. It does not grant rights
to the Boring Stuff Club or The Scribble Thing names, logos, hosted service,
user content, or generated media.