Agent skill

Epsl Figures And Tables

by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills

A skill your agent uses when building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript.

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Install Epsl Figures And Tables

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill epsl-figures-and-tables -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills epsl-figures-and-tables --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Earth-and-Planetary-Science-Letters-Skills/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables .claude/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
epsl-figures-and-tables
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
639 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript.

  • Works in 6 steps: Ration the slots. Every main-text figure… → Context panel first. Earth-science… → Uncertainty is drawn, not asserted.… → …
  • Building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Principles, Exhibit choices by sub-field and Worked micro-example…, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Epsl Figures And Tables is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript. A Letter lives or dies by a few exhibits that a geochemist, seismologist, and geodynamicist can all read — maps with tectonic context, concordia/isochron plots with full error ellipses, model sections with resolution shown. It designs exhibits; it does not run the analysis.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. | 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript

Example prompts

  • “/epsl-figures-and-tables”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Ration the slots. Every main-text figure must advance the argument; reference-quality material
  2. Context panel first. Earth-science readers orient spatially: give a location/tectonic-setting
  3. Uncertainty is drawn, not asserted. Error ellipses on concordia, error bars sized to the stated
  4. Sub-field conventions, executed exactly. Concordia and isochron plots labeled with MSWD and n;
  5. Color that survives review. Perceptually uniform colormaps for continuous fields (avoid
  6. Tables carry data, figures carry claims. Full analytical tables (every analysis, every

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    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.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Epsl Figures And Tables loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 99 tokens; SKILL.md has 639 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~99
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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 passed

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 639 words, ~1,488 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
epsl-figures-and-tables
description
Use when building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript. A Letter lives or dies by a few exhibits that a geochemist, seismologist, and geodynamicist can all read — maps with tectonic context, concordia/isochron plots with full error ellipses, model sections with resolution shown. It designs exhibits; it does not run the analysis.

Figures & Tables (epsl-figures-and-tables)

In a letters-format paper the figures are the argument: with a main text near 6,500 words (re-check the cap on the official site), EPSL papers typically carry a small number of dense, layered exhibits plus a supplement. The venue-specific pressures are cross-disciplinary legibility — your map will be read by someone who has never worked in that orogen — and uncertainty made visible, because the sub-fields EPSL serves treat an error-free plot as a red flag.

When to trigger

  • Deciding which few exhibits carry the Letter and what moves to the supplement
  • Drafting location maps, cross-sections, isotope plots, tomography slices, or phase diagrams
  • A reviewer called an exhibit unreadable, missing context, or missing uncertainties
  • Preparing figure files for Editorial Manager upload

Principles

  1. Ration the slots. Every main-text figure must advance the argument; reference-quality material (all spectra, all sections, parameter sweeps) belongs in the supplementary material.
  2. Context panel first. Earth-science readers orient spatially: give a location/tectonic-setting inset with coordinates, scale, and the geodetic datum or projection named; planetary figures give the body, region, and data source (mission/instrument).
  3. Uncertainty is drawn, not asserted. Error ellipses on concordia, error bars sized to the stated σ-level, credible envelopes on age models, damping/resolution shading on inversions.
  4. Sub-field conventions, executed exactly. Concordia and isochron plots labeled with MSWD and n; stratigraphic columns with height and stage boundaries; seismic sections with depth scales and vertical exaggeration stated; phase diagrams with the calibration source.
  5. Color that survives review. Perceptually uniform colormaps for continuous fields (avoid rainbow/jet — the geophysics community actively campaigns against it), colorblind-safe categorical palettes, grayscale-legible line work; vector formats for line art.
  6. Tables carry data, figures carry claims. Full analytical tables (every analysis, every correction) go to the supplement and repository; the main text carries at most a compact summary table.

Exhibit choices by sub-field

Result typeThe load-bearing exhibitNon-negotiable elements
Geochronologyconcordia / weighted-mean plotellipses at stated σ, MSWD, n-of-N, excluded grains visible
Isotope tracingcovariation (x–y) plot with mixing/evolution curvesendmember values sourced, 2σ bars, sample symbols by group
Seismic structuredepth slice + cross-sectioncolorbar units, resolution overlay, no rainbow
Geodynamic modeltime-series snapshots + regime diagramparameter values, dimensionless numbers, benchmark noted
Paleo-recordproxy vs age with age model envelopetie points marked, stage boundaries labeled
Planetarymapped observable + interior modelmission/instrument, datum, uncertainty band
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Worked micro-example (illustrative — one figure carrying a slab-fluid argument)

The subduction-water Letter needs geochemistry and seismology in one exhibit (illustrative):

  • Panel a: arc transect map with sample sites, trench, slab-depth contours, and the tomographic section line — the seismologist's context and the geochemist's sampling frame in one panel.
  • Panel b: δ11B vs distance-to-trench with 2σ bars and model curves for shallow vs deep dehydration — the discriminating plot.
  • Panel c: velocity cross-section (perceptually uniform colormap) with the low-velocity conduit and a resolution-test inset showing the feature is not smearing.

One three-panel figure replaces three single-discipline figures and makes the joint argument inspectable at a glance — the letters-format ideal.

Referee-pushback patterns and the venue-specific fix

  • "Ellipses/error bars missing or undefined." → Draw them at a stated σ-level on every isotope and age plot; define once in the caption.
  • "I can't locate the samples." → Add the context inset with coordinates, scale, projection.
  • "The colormap manufactures structure." → Replace jet/rainbow with a perceptually uniform map and re-examine which "anomalies" survive.

Anti-patterns

  • A main text bloated with every supporting plot while the one discriminating figure is missing
  • Maps without scale, coordinates, or projection; sections without depth units or exaggeration
  • Age plots without MSWD, n, or the excluded analyses
  • Rainbow colormaps on tomography or gridded fields
  • Full 400-row analytical tables typeset in the main text instead of deposited
  • Captions that name the panel but not the σ-level, model, or data source

Output format

【Main exhibits】list + the claim each carries
【Context】location/setting panel with datum + scale? [Y/N]
【Uncertainty drawn】ellipses/bars/envelopes at stated σ? [Y/N]
【Conventions】sub-field norms met (MSWD, resolution overlay, ...)? [Y/N]
【Color/format】perceptually uniform + colorblind-safe + vector? [Y/N]
【Main vs supplement】split decided
【Next】epsl-reporting-and-reproducibility

Supplementary resources

© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in Earth-and-Planetary-Science-Letters-Skills/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Epsl Figures And Tables

What does Epsl Figures And Tables do?

A skill your agent uses when building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript. Epsl Figures And Tables is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript.

When should I use Epsl Figures And Tables?

Epsl Figures And Tables fits situations like: building figures and tables for an Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) manuscript.

How do I install Epsl Figures And Tables in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill epsl-figures-and-tables -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Earth-and-Planetary-Science-Letters-Skills/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Epsl Figures And Tables in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill epsl-figures-and-tables -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Earth-and-Planetary-Science-Letters-Skills/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Epsl Figures And Tables 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 brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill epsl-figures-and-tables -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables, .gemini/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables, .github/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables and .opencode/skills/epsl-figures-and-tables in your project.

What does Epsl Figures And Tables need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Epsl Figures And Tables is instructions for the agent only.

Does Epsl Figures And Tables access the network?

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.

Is Epsl Figures And Tables safe to install?

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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Epsl Figures And Tables use?

Epsl Figures And Tables is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Epsl Figures And Tables use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Epsl Figures And Tables?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

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