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Academic-grade scientific figure creation for Nature/Cell/Science journals. Use when the user asks to create, polish, review, or export scientific figures for manuscript submission. DO NOT trigger for: interactive dashboards (Plotly/Bokeh/Altair), exploratory data analysis without publication intent, math function plots, pie/3D charts, PowerPoint slides, or Illustrator/Figma-first design. SKIP requests about statistical testing, data cleaning, literature review, or code debugging — these are not figure-making tasks.

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# Academic Figure Skill Hub

Academic Figure Skill generates publication-grade scientific figures for Nature/Cell/Science family journals. Every figure starts from the scientific question, not from a template.

## Design Principles

**1. One figure, one core message.**
CNS reviewers skim fast. A figure must convey its main conclusion in 3 seconds. Remove gridlines, borders, and legend entries that dilute the core message. Default to minimal, not maximal.

**2. Restrained color > abundant color.**
Default palettes (matplotlib tab10, ggplot2 hue_pal, Excel colors) signal "not designed" instantly. Use 2-4 semantic main colors + 1 accent. See `references/color-palettes.md`.

**3. Design for print, not screen.**
Journal column widths are fixed (89 mm single, 183 mm double). Set figure dimensions at creation time — never scale down post-render.
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