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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
StyleOutput styles

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
StyleOutput styles

Academic

Moves answers toward scholarly register, from precise terminology to full academic prose with hedged claims, defined terms and a citation placeholder for every factual claim.

academic
StyleOutput styles

Actionable

Makes any answer end in action, from one concrete next step to a prioritised checklist with owners, time estimates and a first five-minute task. Use when you need to act, not just understand.

actionable
StyleOutput styles

Analogy-led

Explains through analogies, from one everyday analogy for the hardest idea to an extended analogy carried through the answer, with explicit notes on where it breaks down.

analogy-led
StyleOutput styles

Annotated

Adds explanations alongside the answer, from brief notes on key choices to line-by-line commentary, kept separate so the deliverable stays clean. Use for learning from code, writing or maths.

annotated
StyleOutput styles

Balanced

Makes answers lay out the options and their trade-offs, from mentioning a serious alternative to a full trade-off matrix across every viable approach, so the reader can choose.

balanced