academic-figure

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.
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:

1. An explicit journal target selects journal-spec; a style or image is visual reference only.
2. If exact mimicry and journal compliance are both explicit, ask once which contract wins.
3. 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