Medal Forge SVG: Design a Medal or Badge as SVG
September 13, 2026
Medal Forge SVG is an AI skill that designs a medal or badge and hands it back as a clean 512×512 SVG file. You choose a shape, a material, a ribbon palette, a symbol, a title, and a subtitle; a renderer bundled with the skill draws it. The same choices always produce the same file.
| Type | AI skill |
| Category | Design · Creative |
| What's inside | 1 skill with a bundled local renderer · no server, no account, no downloads |
| Author, published on Taku by | Cats Juice |
| Adapted from | CatsJuice/medal-forge on GitHub |
| Cost to use | Free |
What it does
Six decisions, one medal. Shape, material, ribbon palette, symbol, title, and subtitle. That's the whole design surface, which is exactly why it's quick.
Deterministic output. Because a renderer draws the medal from your choices, rather than a model inventing an image, the result is repeatable. That matters the moment you need a set — one badge per level, per team, or per course module — that visibly belongs together, or need to regenerate one months later and have it match.
Vector, not pixels. The file is SVG, so it scales from a favicon to a poster without blurring, and it can be edited in any vector design tool or directly as code.
Fully local. The renderer ships inside the skill. There's no server to call, no account, no 3D runtime, and nothing downloaded while it works.
It's worth being clear about what this isn't. An AI image generator paints something new every time you ask. This skill renders from parameters. For recognition badges that need to be consistent, that's the point, not a limitation.
How it differs from Medal Forge
The original Medal Forge, also by Cats Juice, works at the other end of the process. It's a Next.js web app that takes SVG artwork you upload and turns it into 3D medal, badge, and metal-plate models.
| Medal Forge (original) | Medal Forge SVG (Taku) | |
|---|---|---|
| You start with | Your own SVG artwork | Six design choices |
| You get | 3D models, animations, and a code snippet | A flat 512×512 SVG |
| Controls | Per-layer thickness, bevel, material, and colour, with a live 3D preview | Shape, material, ribbon, symbol, title, subtitle |
| Runs as | A web app | A skill with a bundled renderer |
The original exports glTF-based GLB and USDZ models plus transparent GIF and ProRes animations, and you can try it at medal.oooo.so. Since it starts from SVG artwork, a flat medal design is the kind of input it expects.
When to reach for it
- You need badges for a course, a community, a hackathon, or internal recognition
- You want a consistent set across levels or categories
- You need placeholder achievement art for an app or game prototype
- You need vector files, not screenshots or raster images
- You don't have a design tool open and don't want to start one
It's the wrong tool for detailed illustration, photorealism, or 3D. For a 3D medal, the original is the one to use.
What's actually inside
One skill with its own local renderer. No server, no account, no 3D runtime, no external downloads.
Setting it up
The GitHub route (the original). Medal Forge is a Next.js project: clone the repository, run npm install, then npm run dev, or use the hosted version in a browser. There's no upstream skill to install — the SVG skill is its own lightweight adaptation for Taku.
The Taku route. Open Medal Forge SVG in Taku, make your six choices, and get the file.
Who made it
Cats Juice built the original Medal Forge and published this SVG skill to the Taku marketplace, keeping the approachable medal-design idea and dropping everything that needs a server or a 3D engine.
You don't need to be technical to use this
You don't need to understand GitHub, Codex, or Claude Code to design a medal with this skill. Running the original locally means Node.js and a development server, which is a lot of setup for a badge.
Taku is a desktop app built for skipping that part: find something useful someone already made, open it in your own workspace, and use it. Browse the free app library for more creative tools, or read how to prompt an AI image generator if you want a painted image instead of a consistent vector. For structured visuals of a different kind, Archify turns system descriptions into interactive diagrams.
Download Taku and design your first badge. Taku is in Beta, and the Mac app is available now; there's also an experimental, unsigned Windows build for Windows 10 and 11.
FAQ
What does Medal Forge SVG do?
It produces a deterministic 512×512 SVG medal or badge from six choices: shape, material, ribbon palette, symbol, title, and subtitle.
Is it an AI image generator?
No. A bundled renderer draws the medal from your parameters, so the same choices always produce the same file.
Does it make 3D medals?
No. It makes flat SVG designs. The original Medal Forge web app turns SVG artwork into 3D models and animations.
Does it need an internet connection or account?
No. The renderer is bundled, and it doesn't use a server, an account, or external downloads.
Is it free?
The skill is free. You need an AI tool that can run it. For what Taku costs, see pricing.
Key points
- Designs a medal or badge as a 512×512 SVG from six simple choices.
- Deterministic: the same choices always produce the same file.
- Vector output that scales cleanly and edits in any design tool.
- Runs locally — no server, account, 3D runtime, or downloads.
- The original Medal Forge turns SVG art into 3D models; this skill makes the flat design.