Figure Style
Documentsfigure-styleFigure Style is an Agent Skill for documents published in the companion-inc/feynman repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.
Apply scientific plotting and figure-quality rules to a single plot or panel. Use when drawing, cleaning, labeling, or reviewing plots for research artifacts.
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How to use this skill
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- Copy and paste the prompt below.
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Prompt to paste
Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/companion-inc/feynman/blob/HEAD/skills/figure-style/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/figure-style, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.
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Figure Style
Use this skill before producing or revising any plot.
Checklist:
- Pick the chart type from the data shape and claim, not from decoration.
- Label axes with units, define transformations, and show uncertainty or replicate structure when available.
- Use color only for meaningful grouping; keep palettes accessible and consistent across panels.
- Render the plot and inspect text, tick labels, legends, clipping, and overplotting before saving.
- Save both the image and the code/data needed to regenerate it.
A polished plot with unverifiable data is not acceptable. Preserve provenance first.