/pixel-palette

description: Manage sprite palettes - set, optimize, or load preset palettes
argument-hint: <action> [palette-name|color-count]
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, mcp__aseprite__set_palette, mcp__aseprite__get_palette, mcp__aseprite__quantize_colors

/pixel-palette - Palette Management

Manage sprite color palettes with presets, optimization, and custom palettes.

Usage

/pixel-palette <action> [palette-name|color-count]

Actions

**set** - Set palette to a preset or custom colors

/pixel-palette set nes
/pixel-palette set gameboy
/pixel-palette set custom #000000,#ffffff,#ff0000

**optimize** - Reduce colors to optimal palette

/pixel-palette optimize 16
/pixel-palette optimize 32

**show** - Display current palette

/pixel-palette show

**export** - Export current palette to file

/pixel-palette export my-palette.gpl

Palette Presets

**Retro Consoles:**

• **nes**: 54-color NES palette
• **gameboy**: 4-color Game Boy palette (#0f380f, #306230, #8bac0f, #9bbc0f)
• **gameboy-gray**: 4-shade grayscale Game Boy
• **c64**: 16-color Commodore 64 palette
• **cga**: 4-color CGA palette
• **snes**: Rich 256-color SNES-style palette

**Generic Palettes:**

• **retro16**: Generic 16-color retro palette
• **retro8**: Generic 8-color palette
• **retro4**: Generic 4-color palette
• **grayscale4**: 4 shades of gray
• **grayscale8**: 8 shades of gray
• **grayscale16**: 16 shades of gray

**Modern Palettes:**

• **pico8**: PICO-8 fantasy console 16-color palette
• **sweetie16**: Popular 16-color palette by GrafxKid
• **db16**: DawnBringer's 16-color palette
• **db32**: DawnBringer's 32-color palette

Examples

/pixel-palette set nes
→ Sets sprite to NES 54-color palette (indexed mode)

/pixel-palette optimize 16
→ Reduces sprite to optimal 16 colors

/pixel-palette set custom #000000,#ffffff,#ff0000,#00ff00,#0000ff
→ Sets custom 5-color palette

/pixel-palette show
→ Displays current palette colors

/pixel-palette set pico8
→ Sets PICO-8 16-color palette

Palette Definitions

**NES Palette (54 colors):**

#7C7C7C, #0000FC, #0000BC, #4428BC, #940084, #A80020, #A81000, #881400,
#503000, #007800, #006800, #005800, #004058, #000000, #000000, #000000,
#BCBCBC, #0078F8, #0058F8, #6844FC, #D800CC, #E40058, #F83800, #E45C10,
#AC7C00, #00B800, #00A800, #00A844, #008888, #000000, #000000, #000000,
#F8F8F8, #3CBCFC, #6888FC, #9878F8, #F878F8, #F85898, #F87858, #FCA044,
#F8B800, #B8F818, #58D854, #58F898, #00E8D8, #787878, #000000, #000000,
#FCFCFC, #A4E4FC, #B8B8F8, #D8B8F8, #F8B8F8, #F8A4C0, #F0D0B0, #FCE0A8,
#F8D878, #D8F878, #B8F8B8, #B8F8D8, #00FCFC, #F8D8F8, #000000, #000000

**Game Boy Palette:**

#0f380f (darkest green)
#306230 (dark green)
#8bac0f (light green)
#9bbc0f (lightest green)

**PICO-8 Palette:**

#000000, #1D2B53, #7E2553, #008751, #AB5236, #5F574F, #C2C3C7, #FFF1E8,
#FF004D, #FFA300, #FFEC27, #00E436, #29ADFF, #83769C, #FF77A8, #FFCCAA

**DawnBringer 16:**

#140c1c, #442434, #30346d, #4e4a4e, #854c30, #346524, #d04648, #757161,
#597dce, #d27d2c, #8595a1, #6daa2c, #d2aa99, #6dc2ca, #dad45e, #deeed6

**DawnBringer 32:**

#000000, #222034, #45283c, #663931, #8f563b, #df7126, #d9a066, #eec39a,
#fbf236, #99e550, #6abe30, #37946e, #4b692f, #524b24, #323c39, #3f3f74,
#306082, #5b6ee1, #639bff, #5fcde4, #cbdbfc, #ffffff, #9badb7, #847e87,
#696a6a, #595652, #76428a, #ac3232, #d95763, #d77bba, #8f974a, #8a6f30

**Commodore 64 Palette:**

#000000 (black), #ffffff (white), #880000 (red), #aaffee (cyan),
#cc44cc (purple), #00cc55 (green), #0000aa (blue), #eeee77 (yellow),
#dd8855 (orange), #664400 (brown), #ff7777 (light red), #333333 (dark gray),
#777777 (gray), #aaff66 (light green), #0088ff (light blue), #bbbbbb (light gray)

**CGA Palette:**

#000000 (black), #00aaaa (cyan), #aa00aa (magenta), #aaaaaa (white)

Implementation

Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine action:

**For "set" action:** 1. Check if argument is preset name 2. If preset, load predefined palette colors 3. If "custom", parse comma-separated hex colors 4. Use `mcp__aseprite__set_palette` with color array 5. Convert sprite to Indexed mode if needed 6. Confirm palette set

**For "optimize" action:** 1. Parse target color count from argument 2. Use `mcp__aseprite__quantize_colors` with count 3. Show before/after color counts 4. Confirm optimization

**For "show" action:** 1. Use `mcp__aseprite__get_palette` 2. Display colors in readable format (hex codes) 3. Show color count

**For "export" action:** 1. Get palette with `mcp__aseprite__get_palette` 2. Format as .gpl (GIMP Palette) or .pal file 3. Write to specified file path 4. Confirm export

GIMP Palette Format (.gpl)

GIMP Palette
Name: My Palette
Columns: 4
#
0   0   0   Black
255 255 255 White
255 0   0   Red

Validation

**For set action:**

• Validate preset name exists
• For custom, validate hex color format (#RRGGBB)
• Ensure palette fits indexed mode limits (max 256 colors)

**For optimize action:**

• Target color count must be 2-256
• Cannot optimize blank/empty sprites

**For export action:**

• Validate file path and permissions
• Ensure output directory exists

Error Handling

**Invalid action:**

Invalid action. Use: set, optimize, show, or export

**Invalid preset:**

Unknown palette preset: xyz
Available: nes, gameboy, c64, pico8, db16, db32, etc.

**Optimization failed:**

Cannot optimize: sprite has no content or target color count invalid (2-256)

**Export failed:**

Cannot export palette to: /path/file.gpl
Check path and permissions.

Notes

• Setting palette converts sprite to Indexed color mode
• Optimize action reduces colors while preserving visual quality
• Custom palettes: comma-separated hex colors (#RRGGBB)
• Palette files use .gpl (GIMP) or .pal (Adobe) format
• Maximum 256 colors for indexed mode
• Show action displays colors in grid format
• Export creates portable palette files

Tips

**For re