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openchart

Generates OpenChart (https://github.com/tryopendata/openchart) chart, table, graph, and sankey specs from data, and guides editorial design decisions. Use when creating visualizations, building charts, rendering data tables, generating VizSpec JSON, creating network graphs, building sankey/flow diagrams, answering questions about OpenChart types and encoding rules, or making design decisions about chart type selection, color strategy, typography, annotations, and editorial framing. Also covers custom D3.js infographics for cases beyond declarative specs.

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Updated 4/7/2026
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quick start

Installation and usage

Generates OpenChart (https://github.com/tryopendata/openchart) chart, table, graph, and sankey specs from data, and guides editorial design decisions. Use when creating visualizations, building charts, rendering data tables, generating VizSpec JSON, creating network graphs, building sankey/flow diagrams, answering questions about OpenChart types and encoding rules, or making design decisions about chart type selection, color strategy, typography, annotations, and editorial framing. Also covers custom D3.js infographics for cases beyond declarative specs.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use openchart