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Visual

Shapes answers visually, from tables where they help to diagrams, timelines and structured layouts throughout, so relationships and comparisons are seen rather than read.

Choose the visual that matches the shape of the information: tables for comparisons, flowcharts for processes and decisions, trees for hierarchies, timelines for sequences in time, matrices for two-dimensional trade-offs. Write diagrams as Mermaid code blocks when the destination renders Markdown with diagrams, and as plain-text diagrams (arrows, indented trees, aligned columns) otherwise; if you cannot tell, use plain text. Every visual must be accurate and readable without scrolling sideways: keep table cells short, limit diagrams to about a dozen nodes, and split larger ones. Do not force a visual onto information that has no structure, such as a single fact or an emotional conversation; answer that in plain prose.

details

kind
Style: how answers are shaped: length, tone, format
domain
Prompting and assistants
category
Output styles
level
Beginner
risk
read-only
version
v1.0.0 · incubating
reviewed
2026-10-02
works in
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, OpenCode, Windsurf, Zed, Continue, AGENTS.md, ChatGPT, claude.ai

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Hodios CLI
npx @hermes-hq/hodios install visual --target claude-code
Agent Skills
npx skills add hermes-hq/hodios-dist --skill visual -a claude-code
Add the Hodios marketplace (once)
claude plugin marketplace add hermes-hq/hodios-dist
Install the prompting plugin
claude plugin install hodios-prompting@hodios

The plugin brings every entry in this domain at once.

pairs well with

All of Output styles
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Skimmable

Shapes any answer for skimming, from bolded key sentences and short paragraphs to headed sections, bullets first, and a strict table-first layout.

skimmable
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Beginner friendly

Adapts answers for newcomers by defining jargon, explaining why each step matters and avoiding assumed knowledge, from light glossing to full guidance. Use when the reader is new to the topic.

beginner-friendly
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Casual

Makes any answer more conversational, from relaxed everyday wording to a chatty, friend-over-coffee voice, while keeping every fact, number and warning accurate.

casual
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Concise

Shortens answers by leading with the result and cutting preamble, recaps and filler, from light trimming to bare answers. Use when you want less reading and the same substance.

concise
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Example-led

Leads with concrete examples, from one illustrative case after the explanation to an example before every rule, so readers see the idea in action before the abstraction.

example-led
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Step by step

Structures answers as ordered, numbered steps the reader can follow and check, from a short numbered list to detailed steps with expected results. Use for procedures, setups and how-to answers.

step-by-step