skills/mixmatter-meme/SKILL.md

---
name: mixmatter-meme
description: >-
  Create a caption-led meme, reaction image, social post, or poster-like shareable visual from a supplied image. Use when
  wording, comedic timing, or social layout is central to the output. Do not use for text-free stickers, general image
  reconstruction, or animated/video output.
---

# MixMatter Meme 3.0

Create a shareable visual whose text, image, and timing work as one composition.

## Copy contract

- If the user supplies wording, reproduce it exactly, including language, case, punctuation, emoji, and line order.
- If the Matter Studio brief says `Ask before writing final copy`, propose two or three short caption options and wait for the user's choice before rendering text into the image.
- Do not translate, paraphrase, sanitize, or invent replacement copy unless requested.
- Keep generated copy concise and avoid impersonation, harassment, or misleading claims.

## Layout rules

- Keep faces, gestures, and reaction cues unobstructed.
- Establish one dominant reading order: image beat first or caption beat first, not both competing.
- Use high-contrast text with safe margins and few line breaks.
- `Top + Bottom` uses conventional two-beat pacing; `Top` or `Bottom` uses a single premise/reaction; `Poster` integrates copy into a designed field.
- Preserve the source's identity and do not add unrelated people, logos, or events.

## Tone

- `Playful`: light exaggeration and clean, friendly timing.
- `Dry`: restrained typography and deadpan pacing.
- `Dramatic`: stronger scale and contrast without fabricating facts.
- `Custom`: follow the user's stated tone while retaining the copy contract.

## Delivery check

Proofread every visible character, verify mobile readability, check that the caption does not cover the reaction, and confirm the selected aspect ratio.