# Image Descriptions

These descriptions document the actual visual outputs from the avatar exploration.

They are written from the saved image assets and working-session review, not extracted from hidden model metadata. The generated PNG files do not contain embedded prompt/description metadata.

## v1, Early Manual Direction

Asset: [`images/source/clisbot-avatar-v1.png`](images/source/clisbot-avatar-v1.png)

Early compact avatar concept with a dark circular badge and a simplified terminal/bot motif. The mark explores a technical clisbot identity, but the visual language is still generic and not yet strong enough as a distinctive social profile image.

## v2, Professional Bot Terminal

Asset: [`images/source/clisbot-avatar-v2-generated.png`](images/source/clisbot-avatar-v2-generated.png)

Polished robot/terminal avatar on a dark circular base. The character uses cyan and teal lighting with a premium AI/devtool feel, plus a terminal-style expression to signal CLI work. It reads as modern and trustworthy, but at small X avatar size the robot details compress and the overall silhouette can be mistaken for a generic AI assistant.

Live proof: [`images/live/x-profile-avatar-v2-live.png`](images/live/x-profile-avatar-v2-live.png)

## v3, Recognizable Chat-Bubble Bot

Asset: [`images/source/clisbot-avatar-v3-recognizable.png`](images/source/clisbot-avatar-v3-recognizable.png)

Simpler chat-bubble bot mark with the terminal expression made more central. The design improves recognizability by reducing visual noise and increasing the size of the `>_` signal. The chat-bubble outline connects better to clisbot's messaging-surface role, though the mark still feels closer to a category icon than a proprietary brand asset.

Live proof: [`images/live/x-profile-avatar-v3-live.png`](images/live/x-profile-avatar-v3-live.png)

## v4, C-Prompt Chat Mark

Asset: [`images/source/clisbot-avatar-v4-c-prompt-chat-mark.png`](images/source/clisbot-avatar-v4-c-prompt-chat-mark.png)

Abstract logo-style mark combining a `C` shape, a speech-bubble idea, and the `>_` terminal prompt. This direction is conceptually strong because it compresses clisbot, CLI, and chat into one symbol. It is cleaner and more logo-like than the robot versions, but less emotionally memorable as a social avatar because it lacks a mascot silhouette.

Live proof: [`images/live/x-profile-avatar-v4-live.png`](images/live/x-profile-avatar-v4-live.png)

## v5, Meo-CLI Agent Mark

Asset: [`images/source/clisbot-avatar-v5-meo-cli-agent-mark.png`](images/source/clisbot-avatar-v5-meo-cli-agent-mark.png)

Mascot-logo direction built from a subtle cat-bot silhouette, chat-bubble body, and central `>_` terminal face. The ears create a strong small-size silhouette, while the terminal face keeps the developer-tool meaning explicit. This version has the best memory and viral potential because people can describe it simply, but the rendering still feels slightly illustrative and generated when inspected closely.

Live proof: [`images/live/x-profile-avatar-v5-live.png`](images/live/x-profile-avatar-v5-live.png)

## v6, Polished Meo-CLI Mark

Asset: [`images/source/clisbot-avatar-v6-polished-meo-cli-mark.png`](images/source/clisbot-avatar-v6-polished-meo-cli-mark.png)

Cleaner refinement of v5. The avatar keeps the cat-bot/chat-bubble silhouette and the `>_` terminal face, but reduces glow, clutter, and toy-like expression. The shape is flatter, more symmetrical, and more logo-oriented, with stronger cyan-on-black contrast. This is the current landing because it keeps the memorability of the mascot while moving closer to a professional developer-tool identity.

Live proof: [`images/live/x-profile-avatar-v6-live.png`](images/live/x-profile-avatar-v6-live.png)

## What Is Missing

The exact native post-generation descriptions shown by Codex after image creation were not persisted at generation time. The archive therefore keeps:

- the generated image files;
- live X proof screenshots;
- reconstructed prompt briefs in [`prompts.md`](prompts.md);
- these visual descriptions of the saved outputs.

For future brand work, save the exact image-generation request, returned asset paths, and any model-generated descriptive text immediately after each generation.
