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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "shinshin86-mesh-avatar-studio--animate-own-illustration",
 "repo": "shinshin86/mesh-avatar-studio",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/shinshin86/mesh-avatar-studio",
 "repo_slug": "shinshin86-mesh-avatar-studio",
 "title": "Turn your illustration into an animated 2D avatar",
 "page_title": "How to turn your illustration into an animated 2D avatar with Mesh Avatar Studio",
 "summary": "An agent builds a mesh avatar from your PNG, and you check it in the local editor.",
 "who": "A creator or developer with one character illustration who wants it to blink, talk and turn its head.",
 "problem": "Animating a 2D character by hand means drawing many frames and placing each part manually.",
 "outcome": "A saved avatar project under projects/ that plays blinking, talking and head motion in the editor preview.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `npx create-mesh-avatar-studio`",
  "Run `cd mesh-avatar-studio`",
  "Open Claude Code or Codex in the repository folder and give it your PNG following docs/agent-guide.md",
  "Run `npm run dev` and open the URL printed in the terminal",
  "Choose Open project, pick your project, then use Pose test and Lip sync to check the motion"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the mesh-avatar-studio repository, follow docs/agent-guide.md to create an avatar from <path to your PNG>. Expect a project folder under projects/ that the editor can open. Verify by confirming that Pose test and Lip sync run in the preview.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "60 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The bundled Miko sample is read-only and is not covered by the MIT License, so choose Copy and keep editing before changing it and use your own illustration for a personal avatar.",
 "category": "Content",
 "tags": [
  "Content"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 22.17+ and Git",
  "A front-facing, head-and-shoulders PNG with a transparent background (best results)",
  "Claude Code or Codex, if an agent will prepare the avatar",
  "Optional: uv, Python and Playwright Chromium for agent layer rebuilds and motion review",
  "A webcam and microphone, only for the Live page"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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