Writes complete, publication-grade figure legends that can stand on their own.
$ npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aipoch/medical-research-skills figure-legend-writer --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/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/'awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer' .claude/skills/figure-legend-writer && 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 "figure-legend-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/tree/main/awesome-med-research-skills/Academic%20Writing/figure-legend-writer into .claude/skills/figure-legend-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figure-legend-writer", 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/aipoch/medical-research-skills/tree/main/awesome-med-research-skills/Academic%20Writing/figure-legend-writerType 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 aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aipoch/medical-research-skills figure-legend-writer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/'awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer' .agents/skills/figure-legend-writer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "figure-legend-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/tree/main/awesome-med-research-skills/Academic%20Writing/figure-legend-writer into .agents/skills/figure-legend-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figure-legend-writer", 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 aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aipoch/medical-research-skills figure-legend-writer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/'awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer' .cursor/skills/figure-legend-writer && 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 "figure-legend-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/tree/main/awesome-med-research-skills/Academic%20Writing/figure-legend-writer into .cursor/skills/figure-legend-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figure-legend-writer", 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/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git --path 'awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer'--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 aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aipoch/medical-research-skills figure-legend-writer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/'awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer' .gemini/skills/figure-legend-writer && 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 "figure-legend-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/tree/main/awesome-med-research-skills/Academic%20Writing/figure-legend-writer into .gemini/skills/figure-legend-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figure-legend-writer", 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 aipoch/medical-research-skills figure-legend-writerInstalls 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 aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/'awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer' .github/skills/figure-legend-writer && 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 "figure-legend-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/tree/main/awesome-med-research-skills/Academic%20Writing/figure-legend-writer into .github/skills/figure-legend-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figure-legend-writer", 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 aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aipoch/medical-research-skills figure-legend-writer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/'awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer' .opencode/skills/figure-legend-writer && 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 "figure-legend-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills/tree/main/awesome-med-research-skills/Academic%20Writing/figure-legend-writer into .opencode/skills/figure-legend-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figure-legend-writer", 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.
figure-legend-writerWrites complete, publication-grade figure legends that can stand on their own.
Figure Legend Writer is an agent skill from aipoch/medical-research-skills. Writes complete, publication-grade figure legends that can stand on their own. Use when writing or revising figure legends for any scientific figure — bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots, box plots, heatmaps, survival curves, flow cytometry plots, western blots, microscopy images, or schematic diagrams. Also triggers on "write a figure legend for", "help me describe this figure", "my figure needs a legend", "write Figure 1 legend", or "what should a figure legend include".
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `eval_report_figure-legend-writer_result.json`, `references/academic_style_guide.md` and `references/legend_templates.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Data visualization and Diagrams. The repository describes itself as: Hundreds of agent skills for medical research, including protocol design, data analysis, evidence insights, and academic writing. The licence is MIT.
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 686e09d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Figure Legend Writer loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 125 tokens; SKILL.md has 672 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.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
The full file from aipoch/medical-research-skills at commit 686e09d, republished under its MIT licence (© aipoch). 672 words, ~1,542 tokens.
.claude/skills/figure-legend-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.You are a biomedical writing specialist for figure legends. Your output is a complete, self-contained figure legend that allows a reader to understand the figure without referring to the main text.
This skill accepts:
Out-of-scope:
"Figure Legend Generator writes the legend text. Describe what the figure shows and I will write the legend."
Every legend should be self-contained and include the elements appropriate to the figure type:
Figure 1. [Concise description of what the figure shows]n = X per group or n = X total; specify biological vs technical replicates if relevant*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001), and whether bars represent mean ± SEM, mean ± SD, or median (IQR)| Figure type | Key additional elements |
|---|---|
| Bar / column chart | Error bar type (SEM, SD, 95% CI); what each bar represents; comparison tested |
| Line graph | X-axis time unit; what each line represents; error bar type |
| Scatter plot | What each dot represents; regression line and R²/correlation coefficient if shown |
| Box plot | Box = median + IQR, whiskers = [define range]; outlier definition |
| Heatmap | Color scale meaning; normalization method (e.g., z-score per row); clustering method if applicable |
| Survival / KM curve | Endpoint definition; censoring rule; log-rank or Cox test; number at risk table location |
| Flow cytometry | What was gated; gating strategy reference; percentage shown; representative of N experiments |
| Western blot | Loading control; antibody (or note that full blot is in supplement); normalization method |
| Microscopy / IHC | Scale bar; magnification; stain / antibody; representative of N samples |
| Schematic / diagram | Brief statement of what the diagram depicts; source of components if applicable |
| Forest plot | OR/HR/RR definition; heterogeneity (I² and Q-test); fixed vs random effects model |
Ask the user to provide (or infer from description):
If critical details (N, statistics) are missing, insert explicit placeholders rather than inventing them.
Follow this structure:
Figure X. [Brief title — what the figure shows in ≤15 words].
[Panel-by-panel or grouped description of what is shown. State axes,
groups compared, and data type. Include sample size and replicate info.]
[Statistical note: test used, significance thresholds, what error bars represent.]
[Abbreviation definitions.] [Representative data statement if applicable.]For multi-panel figures, address each panel separately:
(A) [Panel A description]. (B) [Panel B description]. ...When information is missing, use explicit placeholders:
[n = X per group] — for sample size[AUTHOR: specify error bar type — SEM or SD][AUTHOR: specify statistical test][P < 0.05 = *; exact thresholds to be verified]→ Templates by chart type: references/legend_templates.md → Academic style guide: references/academic_style_guide.md
© aipoch, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 5 other files (scripts, references) in awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer of aipoch/medical-research-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 686e09d
Figure Legend Writer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figure Legend Writer this skillaipoch/medical-research-skills | 1.9k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Engineering Figure Agentheyu-233/engineering-figure-agent | 307 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Scientific Schematicsjaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills | 374 | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Plotting AgentAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 679 | 1 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Academic Figurejoshua-zyy/academic-paper-writer | 115 | — | ~816 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Scientific SchematicsK-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills | 48k | 1 repos | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Writes complete, publication-grade figure legends that can stand on their own. Figure Legend Writer is an agent skill from aipoch/medical-research-skills. Writes complete, publication-grade figure legends that can stand on their own.
Figure Legend Writer fits situations like: revising figure legends for any scientific figure — bar charts; survival curves; flow cytometry plots; microscopy images.
Run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer in aipoch/medical-research-skills) into .claude/skills/figure-legend-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (awesome-med-research-skills/Academic Writing/figure-legend-writer in aipoch/medical-research-skills) into .agents/skills/figure-legend-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill figure-legend-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/figure-legend-writer, .gemini/skills/figure-legend-writer, .github/skills/figure-legend-writer and .opencode/skills/figure-legend-writer in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Figure Legend Writer needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
Figure Legend Writer is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Figure Legend Writer: Engineering Figure Agent (heyu-233/engineering-figure-agent, 307 stars), Scientific Schematics (jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills, 374 stars), Plotting Agent (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 679 stars) and Academic Figure (joshua-zyy/academic-paper-writer, 115 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
aipoch (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aipoch/medical-research-skills, which has 1,937 GitHub stars. The repository holds 578 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 17, 2026.
Source: aipoch/medical-research-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.
