Turn a photo into an animated sticker pack — workflow skill for images & thumbnails

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A photo to an animated sticker pack on GPT Image 2.6, exported for Telegram, WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat and more.

• Type: Workflow · Images & thumbnails
• Slug: gpt-image-sticker-pack
• Status: live
• Publisher: varg (varg, verified)
• License: MIT
• Source: https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/gpt-image-sticker-pack
• Works in: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI
• Requires: varg API key (VARG_API_KEY) or the varg MCP
• Cost: ~48 credits per 6-sticker pack — One still (6 credits) plus one GIF per emotion (7 credits each): a 6-sticker pack is about 48 credits.
• Runtime: About 10-60 s per image on varg (Sunburst ~50 s); scripts run locally in seconds

What it does

Turn a photo or a character into an animated sticker pack with GPT Image 2.6 on varg: one approved chibi or mascot still, 6-8 emotions with one short word each, one looping GIF per emotion, then exported and checked against each messenger's animated-sticker spec (Telegram video stickers, WhatsApp animated WebP, LINE APNG, WeChat GIF, Discord, Slack) by scripts/export.sh. The specs were checked on the official docs on 2026-11-05 and are cited with links. Use when someone asks for a sticker pack, animated stickers, emoji or 表情包 from their photo, pet or mascot, LINE stamps, WeChat stickers, Telegram or WhatsApp stickers, or wants to sell or share a sticker set. Not for one GIF without a pack (gpt-image-gif), game sprites (gpt-image-sprite-sheet) or static images (gpt-image-2-6).

Use when

• Make an animated sticker pack from a photo, pet or mascot
• Telegram, WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat, Discord or Slack stickers that pass the upload checks
• Sell or share a sticker set (表情包, LINE stamps)

Not for

• one GIF without a pack (gpt-image-gif)
• game sprites (gpt-image-sprite-sheet)
• static images (gpt-image-2-6)

Install

• Claude Code: claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg
• Codex: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill gpt-image-sticker-pack -a codex -y
• Cursor: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill gpt-image-sticker-pack -a cursor -y
• Gemini CLI: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill gpt-image-sticker-pack -a gemini-cli -y
• Any agent, with the vargai CLI: vargai install gpt-image-sticker-pack

Example output

https://s3.varg.ai/files/4325c578-378d-4c43-ae53-3cc3218df1ea/file_618bbb0306b6.mp4 — LOL and THANKS! animated stickers from one mascot on GPT Image 2.6, transparent background (credit: varg, https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/gpt-image-sticker-pack)

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