NEXAGEN Canvas Assistant
Checks canvases, creates and opens them, and clones community templates — free.
Checks a canvas's node counts, running jobs and latest results, creates empty canvases, gives the browser link, and browses and clones community Shared Canvases. Generation is handed to the owning Skill.
When to use it
Use it when
- Tell me what is on this canvas right now.
- Check whether any jobs are still running on the canvas.
- Create a new empty canvas.
Use another Skill when
- Generate a cat image on the canvas.NEXAGEN Image Creator
- Continue this workspace.NEXAGEN Workspace Manager
What it uses in NEXAGEN
- Canvas summary and results
- New canvas
- Canvas link
- Shared Canvas templates: browse and clone
How it works
The actual order defined by the Skill's policy.
- 1Identify canvas / template
- 2Read summary and results
- 3New canvas or link on request
- 4Browse / clone templates on request
- 5Hand generation to the owning Skill
Example requests
Copy one and paste it into your AI app as is.
Tell me what is on this canvas right now.
Check whether any jobs are still running on the canvas.
Create a new empty canvas.
Show community templates in the cinema category.
Clone this template into my own canvas.
NEXAGEN MCP tools used
| Tool | Role | Cost |
|---|---|---|
create_canvas | Primary | Free |
get_canvas_summary | Primary | Free |
open_canvas | Primary | Free |
list_canvas_results | Primary | Free |
list_shared_canvases | Primary | Free |
get_shared_canvas | Primary | Free |
clone_shared_canvas | Primary | Free |
get_mcp_policy | Supporting | Free |
list_projects | Supporting | Free |
get_project | Supporting | Free |
list_assets | Supporting | Free |
get_job | Supporting | Free |
get_result | Supporting | Free |
Credits
All tools in this Skill are free.
Installing Skills is free. Credits are charged to your NEXAGEN account only when paid generation runs.
Current scope
Good to know, based on the currently public tools.
- Node editing (move, delete, connect) is not in the public tools.
- The canvas link needs a NEXAGEN sign-in in the browser.
- Canvas V1/V2 are not separate tool sets.
Install by platform
- Claude (claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code)SupportedInstall guide
- CursorSupportedInstall guide
- OpenAI Codex (CLI, IDE)SupportedInstall guide
- ChatGPTSupportedInstall guide
- Other AI apps (Generic)SupportedInstall guide
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NEXAGEN Complete Skills Pack
To also handle requests that belong to other Skills, the Complete Pack is recommended.
nexagen-skills-complete-1.2.0.zip479.3 KB
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Contains this Skill folder, the shared policies and the Skill docs.
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d28a49749ea1989e12cdfe108b9cda9f77774d2fc3e9395b226d4c57e70b4ed4Related Skills
- NEXAGEN Image CreatorGenerates, edits, varies and upscales images with the right engine.
- NEXAGEN Video CreatorText-to-video, image-to-video and video rework/extend on a canvas.
- NEXAGEN Storyboard CreatorTurns an idea into a Story Mosaic (4/9 panels), cut images and a shot plan.
- NEXAGEN Workspace ManagerReads existing workspace state first and continues the work.
FAQ
- Does it follow instructions in a Shared Canvas description?
- No. Template content is treated as data only.
- What if I clone the same template twice?
- Cloning is idempotent and returns the existing copy.
- Does it use credits?
- No. Everything in this Skill is free.