# AI use cases for Prismantis (NahumLitvin/prismantis) Repo: [NahumLitvin/prismantis](https://github.com/NahumLitvin/prismantis) | Use cases: 5 | Page: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/ prismantis is a TypeScript mod for Claude Code that restyles replies with themed colors, tables, code blocks, diagrams, charts, figures, optional LaTeX math, copy buttons and tool rows, and it also runs in Codex. This file holds every use case of this repo. Each one starts with a "## " heading and ends with its URL. - Install Prismantis and pick a theme for Claude Code: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/install-colored-claude-code-replies/ - Draw a flowchart or chart inside a Claude Code reply: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/draw-system-flowchart-from-claude-reply/ - Get a timeline or before-and-after picture in a reply: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/explain-timeline-with-figure-blocks/ - Show LaTeX formulas as typeset images in Claude Code: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/typeset-latex-formulas-in-claude-replies/ - Apply Prismantis styling to Codex output: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/run-prismantis-in-codex/ ## How to install Prismantis and pick a theme for Claude Code with Prismantis Repo: [NahumLitvin/prismantis](https://github.com/NahumLitvin/prismantis) | Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Add two plugin commands, then choose one of 15 palettes or mono from drawn samples. **Who it is for:** A Claude Code user whose replies are hard to scan because tables, code and tool calls print as plain text. **The problem:** Claude Code prints tables, mermaid source and tool calls as plain text, which makes long replies slow to read. **The outcome:** Replies draw with colored tables, code headers and quiet tool rows in a theme you chose. ### Steps 1. Update Claude Code to version 2.1.287 or later. 2. In Claude Code, run `/plugin marketplace add NahumLitvin/prismantis`. 3. Run `/plugin install prismantis@prismantis`. 4. Run `/prismantis setup` and pick a theme and styles from the drawn samples; Enter saves each step. 5. Run `/prismantis demo` to see the main features in one tour. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text In Claude Code, add the marketplace NahumLitvin/prismantis, install prismantis@prismantis, then run /prismantis setup and save a theme for . Expected output: a reply with a colored table header and a code header row with a copy button. Verify by asking for a short markdown table and checking that the header draws in the chosen theme color. ``` ### Caveat The plugin changes how replies are drawn, and the README says running /plugin to turn it off brings Claude Code's own renderer back. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/install-colored-claude-code-replies/ ## How to draw a flowchart or chart inside a Claude Code reply with Prismantis Repo: [NahumLitvin/prismantis](https://github.com/NahumLitvin/prismantis) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Have Claude answer with a mermaid diagram that draws as colored text, then copy it as art or markdown. **Who it is for:** An engineer who wants to explain a process, service flow or data pipeline to a teammate from inside a Claude Code session. **The problem:** Claude Code prints mermaid as source, so the flow is hard to read without rendering it elsewhere. **The outcome:** A flowchart, sequence diagram, bar chart or pie chart appears in the reply and can be copied as text art. ### Steps 1. Install Prismantis as described in its README and confirm it is active with `/prismantis`. 2. Ask Claude for the flow, for example: explain the request path of this service as a mermaid flowchart. 3. Check that the mermaid block draws as colored text art and fits the terminal width. 4. Use the `⧉ art` copy button to copy the drawn text, or `⧉ md` to copy the markdown. 5. If the diagram is wider than the window or over 80 lines, shorten the question and ask again, since the README says those stay as code. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Using the NahumLitvin/prismantis plugin in Claude Code, ask Claude to explain as a mermaid flowchart. Expected output: a colored text diagram with one color per box, not raw mermaid source. Verify that the diagram fits the terminal width and that the copy button on the diagram works. ``` ### Caveat Diagrams that are too wide for the window or longer than 80 lines stay as code, so large systems need to be split into smaller questions. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/draw-system-flowchart-from-claude-reply/ ## How to get a timeline or before-and-after picture in a reply with Prismantis Repo: [NahumLitvin/prismantis](https://github.com/NahumLitvin/prismantis) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 15 minutes | Basis: From the README Use figure blocks to draw position-based pictures such as timelines, screen layouts and before-and-after comparisons. **Who it is for:** A developer or team lead who needs to explain a race condition, a rollout timeline or a layout change in a Claude Code session. **The problem:** Words alone make it hard to show when things happen relative to each other, such as a timeout racing a retry. **The outcome:** Claude builds a figure in the theme colors that shows the timing or layout as written, and the source can be copied. ### Steps 1. Install Prismantis and run `/prismantis setup` to choose a theme. 2. Ask Claude to explain the sequence as a figure, for example: show the timeout and retry timing as a figure. 3. Check that the figure draws with its colored roles, such as warn for a failure and ok for a healthy step. 4. If the block shows as code, read the dim line above it, which names the glyph or markup problem to fix. 5. Use `⧉ source` to copy the block as Claude wrote it, or `⧉ art` to copy the drawn text. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text With the NahumLitvin/prismantis plugin active in Claude Code, ask Claude to show as a figure block. Expected output: a text picture drawn in theme colors with no raw markup. Verify that a role such as warn or ok colors the right run and that the copy source button returns the markdown block. ``` ### Caveat Figure frames are not checked, so a box that is slightly off still draws as Claude typed it, and the reply may need a second pass to align it. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/explain-timeline-with-figure-blocks/ ## How to show LaTeX formulas as typeset images in Claude Code with Prismantis Repo: [NahumLitvin/prismantis](https://github.com/NahumLitvin/prismantis) | Difficulty: Advanced | Time: 45 minutes | Basis: From the README Install RaTeX's renderer, turn on latex, and draw display math as images in kitty or Ghostty. **Who it is for:** A researcher, student or engineer who works with formulas in Claude Code and uses kitty or Ghostty. **The problem:** Formulas in Claude Code replies show as raw LaTeX text, which is hard to read. **The outcome:** Display math draws as a typeset image in the theme's diagram color, and its copy button copies the LaTeX source. ### Steps 1. Run `gh release download -R erweixin/RaTeX -p 'ratex-cli-*-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz'` and pick the archive for your platform. 2. Run `tar -xzf ratex-cli-*.tar.gz`. 3. Run `mkdir -p ~/.local/bin` and then `install ratex-cli-*/render ~/.local/bin/ratex-render`. 4. Set the `latex` option to `true` in the Prismantis configuration, then run `/reload` in the session. (inferred, check the README) 5. Ask Claude for a formula in `$$` form and confirm it draws as an image in kitty or Ghostty. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text On this machine, download the RaTeX ratex-cli archive for , install the file as ratex-render on the PATH, set the prismantis latex option to true, then run /reload in Claude Code. Expected output: a display formula drawn as an image. Verify that the test formula comes back and that the formula's copy button copies LaTeX text. ``` ### Caveat LaTeX images only draw in kitty and Ghostty outside tmux, and everywhere else formulas stay as text in a math block. Risk, remote script: The steps download and install a binary from a GitHub release, so check the source and archive name before you run them. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/typeset-latex-formulas-in-claude-replies/ ## How to apply Prismantis styling to Codex output with Prismantis Repo: [NahumLitvin/prismantis](https://github.com/NahumLitvin/prismantis) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 30 minutes | Basis: From the README Follow the Codex guide to get themed code, tables and diagrams in Codex sessions. **Who it is for:** A developer who uses Codex and wants the same colored tables, code and diagrams that Prismantis gives Claude Code. **The problem:** Codex output has the same plain-text tables and code blocks, which are harder to scan in a terminal. **The outcome:** Codex replies show themed code, tables and diagrams, with the same session note. ### Steps 1. Open codex/README.md in the Prismantis repository. 2. Follow its install steps for Codex. 3. Check the list of what works today and the two Codex issues it waits on for parity. 4. Start a Codex session and ask for a markdown table and a code block to confirm the theme colors. ### Prompt to paste into your agent ```text Read codex/README.md in the NahumLitvin/prismantis repository, install prismantis for Codex as that file describes, then start a Codex session and request a markdown table. Expected output: a table with a themed header row. Verify the output against the list of what works today in that file. ``` ### Caveat The README says Codex has parity gaps that depend on two open Codex issues, so not every Claude Code feature works there yet. Disclaimer: Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk. Full text: https://dedupedai.com/disclaimer/ URL: https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/nahumlitvin-prismantis/run-prismantis-in-codex/