plantuml-ascii — Skills — getagentictools

What it does

Terminal-based workflows

Git commits/PRs without image support

Documentation that needs to be version-controlled

Environments where graphical tools aren't available

Solution: Ensure terminal supports UTF-8 and has proper font

Solution: Use fixed-width font (Courier, Monaco, Consolas)

Solution: Install PlantUML or use Java JAR directly

Generate ASCII art diagrams from PlantUML text syntax for terminal and documentation use.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot

plantuml-ascii FAQ

What does the plantuml-ascii skill do?

Generate ASCII art diagrams using PlantUML text mode. Use when user asks to create ASCII diagrams, text-based diagrams, terminal-friendly diagrams, or mentions plantuml ascii, text diagram, ascii art diagram. Supports: Converting PlantUML diagrams to ASCII art, Creating sequence diagrams, class diagrams, flowcharts in ASCII format, Generating Unicode-enhanced ASCII art with -utxt flag Terminal-based workflows Git commits/PRs without image support

What does plantuml-ascii require?

Documentation that needs to be version-controlled App --> User : Auth Token

How do I install plantuml-ascii?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill plantuml-ascii --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/github/awesome-copilot.

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