Create Figures Skill

Generate publication-ready figures and tables for your paper. Acts as a Figure Generator supporting both LaTeX and DOCX formats.

Overview

This skill helps you create:

• Data plots and charts (Python-based)
• Architecture diagrams (TikZ)
• Tables (LaTeX booktabs or Word)
• Schematics and flowcharts

Commands

/create-figures <description> [--data <file>] [--format latex|docx]

Generate a figure or table.

Parameters:

• description (required): Description of the figure to create
• --data <file> (optional): Data source file (CSV, JSON) for data-driven plots
• --format latex|docx (optional): Output format (default: latex)

Figure Types

Data Plots

• Tool: Python (Matplotlib/Seaborn)
• Use Cases: Charts, graphs, performance curves, accuracy plots
• Input: CSV, JSON data files
• Output: PDF images (LaTeX) or embedded images (DOCX)

Schematics and Diagrams

• Tool: TikZ (LaTeX) or Python diagrams (DOCX)
• Use Cases: Architecture diagrams, flowcharts, system diagrams
• Output: TikZ code (LaTeX) or vector graphics (DOCX)

Tables

• Tool: LaTeX + booktabs (LaTeX) or Word tables (DOCX)
• Use Cases: Results tables, comparisons, ablation studies
• Format: No vertical lines, proper horizontal rules

Generation Guidelines

1. Code Choice:

   • Python for complex data plots
   • TikZ for diagrams/schematics (LaTeX)
   • Python diagrams for DOCX schematics

2. Table Formatting:

   • Use booktabs package (LaTeX)
   • No vertical lines
   • Proper horizontal rules

3. Vector Graphics:

   • Prefer PDF/EPS export for publication quality
   • High resolution for raster formats

4. Consistency:

   • Match paper font sizes and styles
   • Consistent color schemes

5. Reproducibility:

   • Save generation scripts alongside figures
   • Document data sources

Output Includes

• Generated figure file (.pdf, .png, or TikZ code)
• Generation script (Python or TikZ)
• LaTeX include snippet with caption and label (LaTeX)
• Word insertion instructions (DOCX)

Examples

# Generate accuracy comparison table
/create-figures "accuracy comparison table" --data results.csv

# Generate transformer architecture diagram
/create-figures "transformer architecture diagram with attention mechanism"

# Generate training loss curve
/create-figures "training loss curve comparison" --data experiments/logs.json

# Generate DOCX figure
/create-figures "model comparison chart" --data results.csv --format docx

Figure Placement

Generated figures are placed in:

• figures/ directory for image files
• tables/ directory for table files
• TikZ code can be included directly or saved as separate files

LaTeX Integration

For LaTeX, figures include:

\begin{figure}[htbp]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{figures/figure-name.pdf}
    \caption{Figure caption}
    \label{fig:figure-name}
\end{figure}

DOCX Integration

For DOCX, figures are:

• Inserted into Word document
• Properly sized and captioned
• Linked to caption numbering

Scripts Used

• ./figure.py - Main figure generation script

Platform Compatibility

Works on all platforms (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor). Command syntax may vary by platform - see platform-specific documentation in docs/.