markdown-mermaidlisted
Install: claude install-skill fabioc-aloha/Alex_ACT_Edition
# Markdown & Mermaid
A skill for markdown authoring, Mermaid diagramming, multi-tool visualization, VS Code integration, and cross-platform rendering consistency.
## When to Use
- Creating technical documentation with diagrams
- Choosing the right diagramming tool for your audience
- Troubleshooting Mermaid rendering issues
- Styling markdown previews in VS Code
- Converting unicode escapes to proper emojis
- Enterprise documentation with visual standards
- **Interactive diagrams in VS Code chat** (1.109+)
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## ⚠️ MANDATORY: Start Every Diagram With This Template
**Do NOT write Mermaid code without this template.** Copy-paste first, then customize:
```text
%%{init: {'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': {'lineColor': '#57606a', 'primaryColor': '#ddf4ff', 'primaryBorderColor': '#0969da', 'primaryTextColor': '#1f2328', 'edgeLabelBackground': '#ffffff'}}}%%
flowchart LR
A[Input]:::blue --> B[Process]:::purple --> C[Output]:::green
classDef blue fill:#ddf4ff,color:#0550ae,stroke:#80ccff
classDef green fill:#d3f5db,color:#1a7f37,stroke:#6fdd8b
classDef purple fill:#d8b9ff,color:#6639ba,stroke:#bf8aff
classDef gold fill:#fff8c5,color:#9a6700,stroke:#d4a72c
classDef red fill:#ffebe9,color:#cf222e,stroke:#f5a3a3
classDef neutral fill:#eaeef2,color:#24292f,stroke:#d0d7de
linkStyle default stroke:#57606a,stroke-width:1.5px
```
**Three required components:**
1. **Init directive** (line 1) — Sets theme, colors, white edge label background
2. **cl