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orchestra-research · 1K installsAcademic Plotting skill
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Paper figures rebuilt from latest results.
Install the Academic Plotting skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/orchestra-research/academic-plotting.md
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Academic Plotting
by orchestra-research · 1K installs
The skill
Academic plotting is a skill for ML researchers that makes publication-quality paper figures: data charts with matplotlib and seaborn, and architecture diagrams generated with Gemini, sized for venues like NeurIPS and ICML.
Only when you ask.
The habit
Paper figures rebuilt from latest results.
↻ Runs by itselfresults file changes
How the habit works.
You don't have to.
When does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?
One run, step by step.
Then it stops.
Stops after five figures per run, with two retries each.
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Read the context
Read the results or paper section and find methods, metrics and comparisons.
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Pick the workflow
Use matplotlib for numeric axes and Gemini for boxes-and-arrows diagrams.
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Choose the chart
Pick line, grouped bar, scatter, heatmap or horizontal bar from the data shape.
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Apply styling
Use the publication defaults, a colorblind-safe palette and a distinct color for our method.
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Generate diagrams
For diagrams, write the six-section prompt and run three attempts with GEMINI_API_KEY from the environment.
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Export and save
Save the script as figures/gen_fig_<name>.py and export PDF and PNG.
What it may do.
Nothing more.
It writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.
- Writes only infigures/**
- Talks tono outside service
- Sendsnothing
- Your OKNothing goes out, so it needs no OK.
Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.
Read both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Academic Plotting skill helps.
Use it when
- ✓ You need a figure for a paper
- ✓ Your results changed before a deadline
- ✓ You need an architecture diagram
Skip it when
- – You need interactive charts
- – You draw diagrams in TikZ by hand
Academic Plotting skill, answered.
Why three Gemini attempts?
The skill says quality varies a lot between runs, so you pick the best of three.
Why always export PDF?
PDF keeps data figures as vectors for LaTeX.
How do I install the Academic Plotting skill?
Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from orchestra-research/ai-research-skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add orchestra-research/ai-research-skills --skill academic-plotting.
Is the Academic Plotting skill free?
Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.
Academic Plotting. Now as a habit.
Install the Academic Plotting skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/orchestra-research/academic-plotting.md
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- Claude app
Made by orchestra-research, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?