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…
Create visualizations and interactive tools directly in conversation.
Install Visualize
$ npx skills add zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install zai-org/ZCode visualize --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/zai-org/ZCode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize .claude/skills/visualize && 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 "visualize" agent skill from https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode/tree/main/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize into .claude/skills/visualize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visualize", 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/zai-org/ZCode/tree/main/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualizeType 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 zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install zai-org/ZCode visualize --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize .agents/skills/visualize && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "visualize" agent skill from https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode/tree/main/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize into .agents/skills/visualize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visualize", 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 zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install zai-org/ZCode visualize --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize .cursor/skills/visualize && 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 "visualize" agent skill from https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode/tree/main/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize into .cursor/skills/visualize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visualize", 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/zai-org/ZCode.git --path apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize--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 zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install zai-org/ZCode visualize --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize .gemini/skills/visualize && 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 "visualize" agent skill from https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode/tree/main/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize into .gemini/skills/visualize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visualize", 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 zai-org/ZCode visualizeInstalls 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 zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize .github/skills/visualize && 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 "visualize" agent skill from https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode/tree/main/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize into .github/skills/visualize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visualize", 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 zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install zai-org/ZCode visualize --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize .opencode/skills/visualize && 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 "visualize" agent skill from https://github.com/zai-org/ZCode/tree/main/apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize into .opencode/skills/visualize/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visualize", 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
visualize- GitHub stars
- 7.7k
- Token cost
- ~8.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 4,708 words
- Files
- 27 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Create visualizations and interactive tools directly in conversation.
- Show how something works
- SKILL.md covers Read the complete skill, Inline HTML output contract, Exporting an existing… and Runtime styles, plus 6 more sections
- Runs JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls python3; reaches cdn.jsdelivr.net and esm.sh
- Explore what happens when
What it does
Visualize is an agent skill from zai-org/ZCode. Create visualizations and interactive tools directly in conversation. Proactively use to show how something works; explore 'what happens when', 'what changes', or 'help me understand'; compare or inspect; create simulations, maps, charts, graphs, and mockups. Use standard tools for static scientific figures.
Its SKILL.md is about 8.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 29 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `LICENSE.md`, `assets/calendar.js` and `assets/runtime-manifest.json`).
It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Data visualization. The repository describes itself as: Z.ai's coding agent harness. Powerful, intelligent, extensible.
When your agent uses it
- Show how something works
- Explore what happens when
- Help me understand
- Create simulations
Example prompts
- “what happens when”
- “what changes”
- “help me understand”
- “/visualize”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Node.js
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit aac4755. 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/ (JavaScript, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3
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:
cdn.jsdelivr.netesm.sh
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
Visualize loads about 8.7k tokens when it runs, and up to ~10k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 4,708 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 4,708 words (~8,739 tokens).
“Read this file in full before authoring. Reread truncated ranges in smaller calls. Copy into every compaction summary: Reload the full visualize skill before creating or updating a visualization.”
- name
- visualize
Files
SKILL.md and 26 other files (scripts, references, assets) in apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize of zai-org/ZCode.
- SKILL.md
- LICENSE.md
- assets/calendar.js
- assets/runtime-manifest.json
- assets/standalone-host-bridge.js
- assets/standalone-shell.js
- assets/vendor/d3-7.9.0.min.js
- assets/vendor/d3-7.9.0.min.js.LICENSE
- assets/vendor/floating-ui-core-1.7.3.min.js
- assets/vendor/floating-ui-core-1.7.3.min.js.LICENSE
- assets/vendor/floating-ui-dom-1.7.4.min.js
- assets/vendor/floating-ui-dom-1.7.4.min.js.LICENSE
- assets/vendor/lucide-1.17.0.js
- assets/vendor/lucide-1.17.0.js.LICENSE
- assets/vendor/manifest.json
- assets/visualize.css
- assets/visualize.html
- examples/calendar.html
- … and 9 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit aac4755
Compare with similar skills
Visualize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visualize this skillzai-org/ZCode | 7.7k | — | ~8.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Scientific Figure MakingChenLiu-1996/figures4papers | 8.3k | — | ~557 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Academic Figure SkillTingxiYu/academic-figure-skill | 483 | 1 repos | ~7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Mathodology Figure Presetssweetcornna/mathodology | 305 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| FigMirrorVILA-Lab/FigMirror | 521 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Figure Libraryxuzhougeng/ScientificFigureLibrary | 110 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Visualize
What does Visualize do?
Create visualizations and interactive tools directly in conversation. Visualize is an agent skill from zai-org/ZCode. Create visualizations and interactive tools directly in conversation.
When should I use Visualize?
Visualize fits situations like: show how something works; explore what happens when; help me understand; create simulations.
How do I install Visualize in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize in zai-org/ZCode) into .claude/skills/visualize in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Visualize in Codex?
Run `npx skills add zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/zcode-cli/packages/visualize-plugin/skills/visualize in zai-org/ZCode) into .agents/skills/visualize in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Visualize 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 zai-org/ZCode --skill visualize -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/visualize, .gemini/skills/visualize, .github/skills/visualize and .opencode/skills/visualize in your project.
What does Visualize need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Visualize needs JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.
Does Visualize access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: cdn.jsdelivr.net and esm.sh; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Visualize 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 Visualize use?
Visualize has a licence file (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Visualize use?
About 8.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 35k 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 1.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Visualize?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Visualize: Scientific Figure Making (ChenLiu-1996/figures4papers, 8.3k stars), Academic Figure Skill (TingxiYu/academic-figure-skill, 483 stars), Mathodology Figure Presets (sweetcornna/mathodology, 305 stars) and FigMirror (VILA-Lab/FigMirror, 521 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Visualize?
zai-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in zai-org/ZCode, which has 7,659 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: zai-org/ZCode on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.