Generate Image
ynulihao/AgentSkillOS
Generate or edit images using AI models (FLUX, Gemini). An agent skill from ynulihao/AgentSkillOS.
Generate publication-quality AI illustrations for academic papers using Gemini image generation.
Install Paper Illustration
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist paper-illustration --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paper-illustration .claude/skills/paper-illustration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "paper-illustration" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/paper-illustration into .claude/skills/paper-illustration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-illustration", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/paper-illustrationType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist paper-illustration --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paper-illustration .agents/skills/paper-illustration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "paper-illustration" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/paper-illustration into .agents/skills/paper-illustration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-illustration", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist paper-illustration --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paper-illustration .cursor/skills/paper-illustration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "paper-illustration" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/paper-illustration into .cursor/skills/paper-illustration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-illustration", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git --path skills/paper-illustration--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist paper-illustration --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paper-illustration .gemini/skills/paper-illustration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "paper-illustration" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/paper-illustration into .gemini/skills/paper-illustration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-illustration", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist paper-illustrationInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paper-illustration .github/skills/paper-illustration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "paper-illustration" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/paper-illustration into .github/skills/paper-illustration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-illustration", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist paper-illustration --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paper-illustration .opencode/skills/paper-illustration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "paper-illustration" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/paper-illustration into .opencode/skills/paper-illustration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-illustration", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
paper-illustration- GitHub stars
- 128
- Used in
- 4 other repos
- Token cost
- ~7.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 947 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 74
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Generate publication-quality AI illustrations for academic papers using Gemini image generation.
- Works in 9 steps: Pre-flight Check → Claude Plans the Figure (YOU ARE HERE) → Gemini Layout Optimization (gemini-3-pro) → …
- Paper illustration
- SKILL.md covers Core Design Philosophy, Constants, Optional: Style reference (—… and CVPR/ICLR/NeurIPS Top-Tier…, plus 5 more sections
- Calls python3, python and curl; reaches generativelanguage.googleapis.com and aistudio.google.com; needs GEMINI_API_KEY and API_KEY
What it does
Paper Illustration is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Generate publication-quality AI illustrations for academic papers using Gemini image generation. Creates architecture diagrams, method illustrations with Claude-supervised iterative refinement loop. Use when user says "生成图表", "画架构图", "AI绘图", "paper illustration", "generate diagram", or needs visual figures for papers.
Its SKILL.md is about 7.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Diagrams, Data visualization and Image generation. The repository describes itself as: An autonomous research agent that turns a topic into a peer-reviewed technical report.
When your agent uses it
- Paper illustration
- Generate diagram
- Needs visual figures for papers
Example prompts
- “paper illustration”
- “generate diagram”
- “/paper-illustration”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in GEMINI_API_KEY
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply, WebSearch
Workflow steps
9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Pre-flight Check
- Claude Plans the Figure (YOU ARE HERE)
- Gemini Layout Optimization (gemini-3-pro)
- Gemini Style Verification (gemini-3-pro)
- Paperbanana Image Rendering (gemini-3-pro-image-preview)
- Claude STRICT Visual Review & Scoring (MANDATORY)
- Decision Point
- Generate Improvement Prompt (for refinement)
- Final Output
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7132192. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Bash(*)ReadWriteEditGrepGlobAgentmcp__codex__codexmcp__codex__codex-replyWebSearch
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3pythoncurl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
generativelanguage.googleapis.comaistudio.google.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
GEMINI_API_KEYAPI_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Paper Illustration loads about 7.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 947 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply, WebSearch
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 947 words (~7,230 tokens).
“Generate publication-quality illustrations using a multi-stage workflow with Claude as the STRICT supervisor/reviewer.”
- name
- paper-illustration
- allowed-tools
- Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply, WebSearch
- argument-hint
- [description-or-method-file] [— style-ref: <source>]
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/paper-illustration of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192
Used in 4 other repositories
We found 9 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- OpenLAIR/dr-clawskills/aris-paper-illustration
- wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleepskills/paper-illustrationskills/skills-codex/paper-illustration
- brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skillsskills/42-wanshuiyin-ARIS/skills/paper-illustrationskills/42-wanshuiyin-ARIS/skills/skills-codex/paper-illustration
- Tai609/NebulaMatruntime/skills-bundle/aris-paper-illustrationruntime/aris/skills-nebulamat/aris-paper-illustration+1 more
Compare with similar skills
Paper Illustration next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Illustration this skillAI4Scientist/nano-scientist | 128 | 4 repos | ~7.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Generate Imageynulihao/AgentSkillOS | 618 | 10 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Guizang Material Illustrationop7418/guizang-material-illustration | 1.2k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| FigureMuuuun/luxas | 1.2k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Scientific Schematicsspacering-net/codeg | 3.9k | 11 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Sf Diagram NanobananaproJaganpro/sf-skills | 424 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Paper Illustration
What does Paper Illustration do?
Generate publication-quality AI illustrations for academic papers using Gemini image generation. Paper Illustration is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Generate publication-quality AI illustrations for academic papers using Gemini image generation.
When should I use Paper Illustration?
Paper Illustration fits situations like: paper illustration; generate diagram; needs visual figures for papers.
How do I install Paper Illustration in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paper-illustration in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/paper-illustration in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Paper Illustration in Codex?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paper-illustration in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/paper-illustration in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Paper Illustration in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-illustration -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/paper-illustration, .gemini/skills/paper-illustration, .github/skills/paper-illustration and .opencode/skills/paper-illustration in your project.
What does Paper Illustration need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Paper Illustration needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3, python and curl) and credentials named GEMINI_API_KEY and API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in GEMINI_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply, WebSearch.
Does Paper Illustration access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: generativelanguage.googleapis.com and aistudio.google.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Paper Illustration safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Paper Illustration use?
No licence was found for Paper Illustration or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Paper Illustration use?
About 7.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 29k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Paper Illustration?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Paper Illustration: Generate Image (ynulihao/AgentSkillOS, 618 stars), Guizang Material Illustration (op7418/guizang-material-illustration, 1.2k stars), Figure (Muuuun/luxas, 1.2k stars) and Scientific Schematics (spacering-net/codeg, 3.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Paper Illustration?
AI4Scientist (a GitHub organization) maintains it in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which has 128 GitHub stars. The repository holds 74 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.
Source: AI4Scientist/nano-scientist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.