| name | academic-figure |
| description | Create, advise on, or audit academic figures in four modes. advise profiles the data and recommends a chart type when none is fixed. journal-spec creates or reviews publication-ready figures for journal submission specs using matplotlib, seaborn, plotly, industrytslib, or the optional pubfig backend. from-data fills a named paper-style catalog with user data. from-image reproduces an uploaded paper figure as a matplotlib script and 300 dpi PNG. Use for 论文配图, 期刊图, 科研绘图, 审阅投稿图, 用某论文风格画数据, 复现这张图, a named catalog style, 不知道用什么图 / 选图 / 怎么展示这份实验数据, what chart should I use, 投稿前审计图的字号 DPI 与导出合规, pre-submission figure audit, or 参考图筛选 with AgentFigureGallery. An explicit journal target takes precedence over a style or reference image. Exploratory data checks with no publication goal, paper reading, and multi-paper synthesis route to their dedicated skills.
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| category | academic-research-tools |
| tags | ["academic-figures","matplotlib","seaborn","plotly","ieee","elsevier","nature","publication","reproduction","paper-style","from-image","chart-advisor","figure-audit","visual-qa","pubfig","reference-gallery"] |
| version | 1.2.0 |
Academic Figure
Pick one mode before loading its reference or writing plotting code.
Replace <skill-dir> with the loaded skill directory. In Windows PowerShell,
set $env:PYTHONUTF8 = '1' before UTF-8 Python commands.
Pick a mode
| Input intent | Mode | Read |
|---|
Journal/thesis target, generic 论文配图, or compliance review | journal-spec | references/modes/journal-spec.md |
| User data plus a named catalog style | from-data | references/modes/from-data.md |
| Uploaded paper figure, with no journal target | from-image | references/modes/from-image.md |
Data in hand with the chart type still open, or a request for a chart recommendation (不知道用什么图) | advise | references/modes/advise.md |
Resolve conflicts in order:
- An explicit journal target selects journal-spec; a style or image is
visual reference only.
- If exact mimicry and journal compliance are both explicit, ask once which
contract wins.
- If the chart type is open, and no catalog style or reference image is given,
run advise first. Its hand-off then applies rule 1.
Output contracts
The selected row is authoritative.
| Mode | Required output behavior |
|---|
| journal-spec | Vector-first PDF/SVG/EPS; target size, font, and DPI; colorblind-safe defaults; fonttype=42; every applicable QA item checked |
| from-data / from-image | Matplotlib script and dpi=300 PNG; deliberately mimic the selected style or source; journal QA is not imposed by default |
| advise | One recommended chart type with the reason and one or two alternates, every matched pitfall reported, and a named hand-off mode; advise draws no figure |
Route elsewhere
| Request | Route to |
|---|
| Deep-read or summarize one paper | literature-mentor (skills/research-learning-knowledge/literature-mentor) |
| Intake, compare, or synthesize multiple papers | paper-workbench (skills/research-learning-knowledge/paper-workbench) |
| Build a BI dashboard or linked operational charts | Dashboard or BI tooling |
| Generate an AI graphical abstract or illustration | Image-generation tooling |
| Explore a dataset with no publication or submission goal | General-purpose plotting; this skill adds no value there |
Resources
- Modes:
references/modes/journal-spec.md,
references/modes/from-data.md, references/modes/from-image.md,
references/modes/advise.md
- Advisory:
references/chart-selection.md, references/viz-pitfalls.md
- Journal guidance:
references/figure-contract.md,
references/journal-specs.md, references/layout-defaults.md,
references/matplotlib-recipes.md, references/plotly-recipes.md,
references/chart-recipes.md,
references/panel-layout-patterns.md,
references/figure-legend-conventions.md, references/design-theory.md,
references/visual-review.md, references/qa-checklist.md
- Integrations:
references/industrytslib-integration.md,
references/pubfig-integration.md,
references/agent-figure-gallery-integration.md
- Reproduction:
references/styles/,
references/reproduction_guide.md, scripts/, assets/originals/,
references/attribution.md
- Scripts & evals:
scripts/academic_figure_pref.py,
scripts/visual_qa.py, scripts/audit_pdf_text.py, evals/evals.json
