DeepTutor CLI
HKUDS/DeepTutor
Teaches the agent to set up and run DeepTutor from the command line: chat and capabilities, knowledge bases, partners, memory, sessions, notebooks and the server or Web app.
Critique a data graphic against a nine-criterion rubric derived from Tufte's VDQI — score it, name the chartjunk species present, compute the lie factor, compare against the book's named-failure…
Install Tufte Critique
$ npx skills add gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin tufte-critique --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/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tufte-critique .claude/skills/tufte-critique && 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 "tufte-critique" agent skill from https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin/tree/main/skills/tufte-critique into .claude/skills/tufte-critique/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tufte-critique", 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/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin/tree/main/skills/tufte-critiqueType 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 gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin tufte-critique --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tufte-critique .agents/skills/tufte-critique && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "tufte-critique" agent skill from https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin/tree/main/skills/tufte-critique into .agents/skills/tufte-critique/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tufte-critique", 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 gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin tufte-critique --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tufte-critique .cursor/skills/tufte-critique && 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 "tufte-critique" agent skill from https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin/tree/main/skills/tufte-critique into .cursor/skills/tufte-critique/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tufte-critique", 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/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.git --path skills/tufte-critique--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 gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin tufte-critique --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tufte-critique .gemini/skills/tufte-critique && 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 "tufte-critique" agent skill from https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin/tree/main/skills/tufte-critique into .gemini/skills/tufte-critique/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tufte-critique", 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 gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin tufte-critiqueInstalls 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 gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tufte-critique .github/skills/tufte-critique && 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 "tufte-critique" agent skill from https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin/tree/main/skills/tufte-critique into .github/skills/tufte-critique/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tufte-critique", 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 gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin tufte-critique --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tufte-critique .opencode/skills/tufte-critique && 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 "tufte-critique" agent skill from https://github.com/gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin/tree/main/skills/tufte-critique into .opencode/skills/tufte-critique/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tufte-critique", 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
tufte-critique- GitHub stars
- 309
- Token cost
- ~1.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 692 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 2
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Critique a data graphic against a nine-criterion rubric derived from Tufte's VDQI — score it, name the chartjunk species present, compute the lie factor, compare against the book's named-failure…
- Works in 6 steps: Score the nine criteria (Part A). 0–10… → Compute the lie factor when… → Identify chartjunk species present (Part… → …
- Someone asks whether a chart
- SKILL.md covers What you need from the user, How to critique (six-step…, Output format and What good looks like, plus 1 more section
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
What it does
Tufte Critique is an agent skill from gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin. Critique a data graphic against a nine-criterion rubric derived from Tufte's VDQI — score it, name the chartjunk species present, compute the lie factor, compare against the book's named-failure catalogue, and return prioritised fixes tagged with the Tufte remedy (B1–B7), genre to switch to (C1–C10), and exemplar to emulate. Use when someone asks whether a chart, graph, plot, or dashboard is any good; what is wrong with it; whether it is misleading or distorted; or how to clean up, declutter, or simplify it. Not…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/tufte-principles.md` and `scripts/deflate.py`).
It sits in Education, covering Quizzes and assessments. The repository describes itself as: Give your AI agents the skill of visualizing data the way Edward Tufte intended.
When your agent uses it
- Someone asks whether a chart
- Dashboard is any good
- What is wrong with it
- Whether it is misleading
Example prompts
- “/tufte-critique”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Score the nine criteria (Part A). 0–10 each, with a chart-specific
- Compute the lie factor when proportionality looks suspicious (Part B,
- Identify chartjunk species present (Part D). Walk the four named
- Rank candidate genres and challenge the default (Part C, Part G). List
- Compute the weighted overall score. Weights: integrity 3×,
- Translate scores into ranked fixes. Each fix gets up to four tags
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 157bcfd. 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
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.
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
Tufte Critique loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 144 tokens; SKILL.md has 692 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 692 words (~1,645 tokens).
“Critique an existing graphic: score it, name what's wrong using Tufte's vocabulary (the duck, the dreaded grid, moiré vibration, dimensionality violation, etc.), and hand back the exact remedy plus the genre to switch to and an exemplar to emulate.”
- name
- tufte-critique
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts, references) in skills/tufte-critique of gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin.
- SKILL.md
- references/tufte-principles.md
- scripts/deflate.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 157bcfd
Compare with similar skills
Tufte Critique 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufte Critique this skillgnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin | 309 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| DeepTutor CLIHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AI Engineering Placement Quizrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 67k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Codebase to Coursezarazhangrui/codebase-to-course | 5.7k | — | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| AI Engineering Phase Quizrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 67k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Scholar EvaluationK-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer | 2.4k | 2 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Tufte Critique
What does Tufte Critique do?
Critique a data graphic against a nine-criterion rubric derived from Tufte's VDQI — score it, name the chartjunk species present, compute the lie factor, compare against the book's named-failure…. Tufte Critique is an agent skill from gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin. Critique a data graphic against a nine-criterion rubric derived from Tufte's VDQI — score it, name the chartjunk species present, compute the lie factor, compare against the book's named-failure catalogue, and return prioritised fixes tagged with the Tufte remedy (B1–B7), genre to switch to (C1–C10), and exemplar to emulate.
When should I use Tufte Critique?
Tufte Critique fits situations like: someone asks whether a chart; dashboard is any good; what is wrong with it; whether it is misleading.
How do I install Tufte Critique in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tufte-critique in gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin) into .claude/skills/tufte-critique in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Tufte Critique in Codex?
Run `npx skills add gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tufte-critique in gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin) into .agents/skills/tufte-critique in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Tufte Critique 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 gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin --skill tufte-critique -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tufte-critique, .gemini/skills/tufte-critique, .github/skills/tufte-critique and .opencode/skills/tufte-critique in your project.
What does Tufte Critique need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tufte Critique needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Tufte Critique 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 Tufte Critique 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Tufte Critique use?
No licence was found for Tufte Critique or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Tufte Critique use?
About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.6k 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 7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Tufte Critique?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tufte Critique: DeepTutor CLI (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), AI Engineering Placement Quiz (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 67k stars), Codebase to Course (zarazhangrui/codebase-to-course, 5.7k stars) and AI Engineering Phase Quiz (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 67k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Tufte Critique?
gnurio (a GitHub user) maintains it in gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin, which has 309 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 23, 2026.
Source: gnurio/tufte-vdqi-plugin on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.