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figure-engine
Activate when the user needs to generate, refine, or evaluate academic figures, diagrams, or statistical plots. Uses PaperBanana to transform text descriptions or data files into publication-quality illustrations via direct Python API call. Fallback: matplotlib/seaborn.
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> **Orchestration Log**: When this skill is activated, append a log entry to `outputs/orchestration_log.md`:
> ```
> ### Skill Activation: Figure Engine
> **Timestamp:** [current date/time]
> **Actor:** AI Agent (figure-engine)
> **Input:** [brief description of the figure request]
> **Output:** [brief description of what was produced — e.g., "Generated methodology diagram (fig03_methodology.png), 3 iterations"]
> ```
# Figure Engine
## Core Principle
Academic papers need professional figures. This skill eliminates manual design work
by using PaperBanana to generate publication-quality diagrams and plots from text