Scientific Figure Making
ChenLiu-1996/figures4papers
Covers publication-ready matplotlib figures for academic papers, slides, and reports—bars, trends, scatter, heatmaps, and multi-panel layouts—with this…
Lets a plotting agent query a gallery of scientific figure references, show candidates for you to pick from, and export the chosen ones before it writes plot code.
Install Agent Figure Gallery
$ npx skills add Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery agent-figure-gallery --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/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-figure-gallery .claude/skills/agent-figure-gallery && 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 "agent-figure-gallery" agent skill from https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery/tree/main/skills/agent-figure-gallery into .claude/skills/agent-figure-gallery/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-figure-gallery", 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/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery/tree/main/skills/agent-figure-galleryType 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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery agent-figure-gallery --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-figure-gallery .agents/skills/agent-figure-gallery && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "agent-figure-gallery" agent skill from https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery/tree/main/skills/agent-figure-gallery into .agents/skills/agent-figure-gallery/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-figure-gallery", 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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery agent-figure-gallery --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-figure-gallery .cursor/skills/agent-figure-gallery && 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 "agent-figure-gallery" agent skill from https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery/tree/main/skills/agent-figure-gallery into .cursor/skills/agent-figure-gallery/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-figure-gallery", 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/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.git --path skills/agent-figure-gallery--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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery agent-figure-gallery --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-figure-gallery .gemini/skills/agent-figure-gallery && 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 "agent-figure-gallery" agent skill from https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery/tree/main/skills/agent-figure-gallery into .gemini/skills/agent-figure-gallery/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-figure-gallery", 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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery agent-figure-galleryInstalls 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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-figure-gallery .github/skills/agent-figure-gallery && 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 "agent-figure-gallery" agent skill from https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery/tree/main/skills/agent-figure-gallery into .github/skills/agent-figure-gallery/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-figure-gallery", 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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery agent-figure-gallery --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-figure-gallery .opencode/skills/agent-figure-gallery && 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 "agent-figure-gallery" agent skill from https://github.com/Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery/tree/main/skills/agent-figure-gallery into .opencode/skills/agent-figure-gallery/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "agent-figure-gallery", 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
agent-figure-gallery- GitHub stars
- 163
- Token cost
- ~643 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 188 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Lets a plotting agent query a gallery of scientific figure references, show candidates for you to pick from, and export the chosen ones before it writes plot code.
- Works in 6 steps: Resolve the KB root → Query before reading individual references → Generate visible candidates → …
- Choosing the visual style for a scientific figure from reference examples
- SKILL.md covers Core Rule, Key Files, Minimal Workflow and Preference Semantics, plus 1 more section
- Calls python
What it does
This skill acts as a light controller for an external AgentFigureGallery knowledge base, found through the AGENT_FIGURE_GALLERY_ROOT or DRAWING_KB_ROOT environment variable. The figure collection itself is not loaded into the skill. The agent queries the gallery for the task first, then generates visible candidates for a chosen plot type and serves them on localhost through the agentfiguregallery command line tool.
You mark candidates as like, reject or select, or use global like and global reject for preferences that apply across tasks. The selected references are exported as a bundle, optionally with their scripts, and the agent consults that bundle before writing or revising plotting code. Local preferences keep their plot type, global rejects hide a figure from later sessions, and the file closes with a short check to run after changes to the tool, the gallery or the bundle export.
When your agent uses it
- Choosing the visual style for a scientific figure from reference examples
- Letting a person pick preferred example plots before the agent codes the figure
- Revising plot code so it matches figures you selected earlier
- Hiding reference figures you never want shown again
Example prompts
- “Find reference figures for an embedding plot of my single-cell data and show me the candidates.”
- “I picked three of the candidates; export them as a bundle and write the matplotlib code from them.”
- “Reject that heatmap style for good so it stops showing up in future sessions.”
Requirements
- A local copy of the AgentFigureGallery knowledge base, pointed to by AGENT_FIGURE_GALLERY_ROOT
- The agentfiguregallery command line tool, which runs on Python
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Resolve the KB root
- Query before reading individual references
- Generate visible candidates
- Record human preferences
- Export a selected bundle
- Use the bundle before writing or revising plotting code.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0b55f26. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python
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
Agent Figure Gallery loads about 643 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 188 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 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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery at commit 0b55f26, republished under its MIT licence (© Dsadd4). 188 words, ~643 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/agent-figure-gallery/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- agent-figure-gallery
- description
- Query visual scientific figure references, show candidates for human preference selection, export selected reference bundles, and guide plotting agents from human-selected visual examples to code action.
Agent Figure Gallery
Core Rule
Treat this skill as a lightweight controller. Do not load the full visual corpus into the skill. Use AGENT_FIGURE_GALLERY_ROOT or DRAWING_KB_ROOT to point at the external AgentFigureGallery knowledge base.
Key Files
- KB root:
AGENT_FIGURE_GALLERY_ROOT=/path/to/AgentFigureGallery - CLI:
agentfiguregalleryorpython -m agentfiguregallery.cli - Gallery server: backend command that serves the reference gallery on localhost
- Candidate index:
data/reference_candidate_index.json - Global preferences:
data/reference_global_preferences.json - Reference sessions:
outputs/reference_sessions/
Minimal Workflow
- Resolve the KB root:
bash export AGENT_FIGURE_GALLERY_ROOT=/path/to/AgentFigureGallery - Query before reading individual references:
bash agentfiguregallery query --task "<user task>" - Generate visible candidates:
bash agentfiguregallery gallery --plot-type <plot_type> --task "<user task>" --limit 50 --serve - Record human preferences:
bash agentfiguregallery prefer --session outputs/reference_sessions/<session_id> --like <ID> --reject <ID> --select <ID> - Export a selected bundle:
bash agentfiguregallery bundle --session outputs/reference_sessions/<session_id> --copy-scripts - Use the bundle before writing or revising plotting code.
Preference Semantics
like: useful for this task or plot type.reject: not useful for this task or plot type.select: use this candidate for the current agent action.global_like: generally useful across tasks.global_reject: hide from future sessions.
Local preferences must preserve plot_type. Global preferences are cross-task.
Validation
After changing the CLI, gallery, preference logic, or bundle export:
agentfiguregallery gallery --plot-type embedding_plot --limit 20 --serve
agentfiguregallery prefer --session outputs/reference_sessions/<session_id> --like E01 --select E02
agentfiguregallery bundle --session outputs/reference_sessions/<session_id>Success means visible candidates render, stable IDs are shown, preferences persist, global rejects are hidden from later generated sessions, and the bundle contains selected references plus source code paths.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/agent-figure-gallery of Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0b55f26
Compare with similar skills
Agent Figure Gallery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Figure Gallery this skillDsadd4/AgentFigureGallery | 163 | — | ~643 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Scientific Figure MakingChenLiu-1996/figures4papers | 8.3k | — | ~557 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| FigMirrorVILA-Lab/FigMirror | 521 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Scientific Figure Generationlingzhi227/agent-research-skills | 390 | — | ~809 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| MathModel Figure Templatesjihe520/MathModelAgent | 6.2k | — | ~627 | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| FigMirror Figure Style TransferVILA-Lab/FigMirror | 521 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Agent Figure Gallery
What does Agent Figure Gallery do?
Lets a plotting agent query a gallery of scientific figure references, show candidates for you to pick from, and export the chosen ones before it writes plot code. This skill acts as a light controller for an external AgentFigureGallery knowledge base, found through the AGENT_FIGURE_GALLERY_ROOT or DRAWING_KB_ROOT environment variable. The figure collection itself is not loaded into the skill.
When should I use Agent Figure Gallery?
Agent Figure Gallery fits situations like: choosing the visual style for a scientific figure from reference examples; letting a person pick preferred example plots before the agent codes the figure; revising plot code so it matches figures you selected earlier; hiding reference figures you never want shown again.
How do I install Agent Figure Gallery in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agent-figure-gallery in Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery) into .claude/skills/agent-figure-gallery in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Agent Figure Gallery in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agent-figure-gallery in Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery) into .agents/skills/agent-figure-gallery in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Agent Figure Gallery 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 Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery --skill agent-figure-gallery -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agent-figure-gallery, .gemini/skills/agent-figure-gallery, .github/skills/agent-figure-gallery and .opencode/skills/agent-figure-gallery in your project.
What does Agent Figure Gallery need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Agent Figure Gallery needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: A local copy of the AgentFigureGallery knowledge base, pointed to by AGENT_FIGURE_GALLERY_ROOT; The agentfiguregallery command line tool, which runs on Python.
Does Agent Figure Gallery 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 Agent Figure Gallery 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 Agent Figure Gallery use?
Agent Figure Gallery 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 Agent Figure Gallery use?
About 643 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 Agent Figure Gallery?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Agent Figure Gallery: Scientific Figure Making (ChenLiu-1996/figures4papers, 8.3k stars), FigMirror (VILA-Lab/FigMirror, 521 stars), Scientific Figure Generation (lingzhi227/agent-research-skills, 390 stars) and MathModel Figure Templates (jihe520/MathModelAgent, 6.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Agent Figure Gallery?
Dsadd4 (a GitHub user) maintains it in Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery, which has 163 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on September 5, 2026.
Source: Dsadd4/AgentFigureGallery on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.