• VISUALS
  • CUSTOMIZATION
  • SPEED
  • HUMAN

How to create highlighted code images with your AI

Connect Carbonara to your AI client to turn text into visual assets. Your agent handles the styling and rendering once you provide the code.

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Short answer

How can I make my code look good in images?

Paste your code into the chat and tell your agent how you want it to look. It will generate a high-resolution image with syntax highlighting and custom padding. You'll get a clean visual file ready for use.

The results

What you get from this task

The AI handles the design work so you don't have to.

VISUALS

Polished code snippets

The AI generates a high-resolution image with proper syntax highlighting. You get a clean file that looks great in documentation or posts.

CUSTOMIZATION

Specific styling

You can tell your agent exactly how much padding to add or which lines to highlight. It applies these rules during the render.

SPEED

Instant assets

Instead of using external websites, your agent builds the image immediately. This keeps you inside your coding workflow.

HUMAN

Final review

You decide if the highlighting hits the right lines. The AI produces the image, but you verify the visual output before you use it.

The workflow

What your AI does when the code arrives.

Your agent acts as a designer, taking raw text and turning it into a structured image.

  1. Analyze code

    The agent reads your snippet to identify the programming language and the specific lines you want to emphasize.

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  2. Apply styles

    It maps the syntax highlighting rules to the code and calculates the necessary padding for the frame.

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  3. Render image

    The tool processes the code and the styling instructions to generate a final image file.

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  4. Deliver asset

    The agent provides the finished image directly in your chat interface for you to download or copy.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the image creation process.

Starting points

Swap out the code snippets or language names for your specific needs.

Carbonara Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0XnYwPmDpzM2q6md1Jg1e6TZ6XxnAdczMFbgBlwp/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Carbonara capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "carbonara-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0XnYwPmDpzM2q6md1Jg1e6TZ6XxnAdczMFbgBlwp/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Start here

Connect Carbonara once, then ask.

Click the link to connect the MCP to your client. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start generating images immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change my actual source code files?

    No. The AI only reads the code you provide to create an image. It does not modify your local files or repositories.

  • 02

    Does it support all programming languages?

    It supports all major languages that have standard syntax highlighting rules.

  • 03

    Can I ask for specific line highlighting?

    Yes, you can tell the agent exactly which line numbers to call out in the image.

  • 04

    Will the AI save these images to my hard drive?

    No. The AI generates the image and provides it in the chat. You must manually save or download the file.

  • 05

    Can the AI pick the colors for me?

    Yes, you can ask for specific themes like dark mode or light mode, or let the agent pick a standard theme.

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