Academic figure workflow

Academic Figure Workflow Orchestrator

Pack entrypoint. Detect stage, load only needed sibling skills, carry compact handoffs.

Shared refs:

• palettes → ../docs/palettes.md
• missing info → ../docs/missing-info-policy.md

Sibling routing

Read a sibling file only when that stage runs:

skill	when
../academic-repo-analyzer/SKILL.md	repository / codebase understanding
../academic-figure-paper-analyzer/SKILL.md	paper/section → figure plan
../academic-figure-architecture-extractor/SKILL.md	PDF/images → architecture analysis
../academic-figure-color-expert/SKILL.md	palette decision
../academic-figure-prompt/SKILL.md	classic JSON figure spec
../academic-figure-prompt-pastel/SKILL.md	pastel / ICLR airy style

Stage detection

1. Repo-first — codebase before figures
2. Paper-first — paper/PDF/outline → plan
3. Architecture-extraction-first — extract/analyze existing diagrams
4. Prompt-first — figure already known
5. Color-first — palette only

Infer from artifacts; ask only for blockers.

Default paths (lightest valid)

• Repo-first → repo-analyzer → (paper-analyzer if planning) → (color if needed) → prompt
• Paper-first → paper-analyzer → (color if needed) → prompt
• Architecture-first → architecture-extractor → (paper-analyzer if planning) → (color if needed) → prompt
• Prompt-first → style choice → min missing details → prompt
• Color-first → color-expert → optional prompt

Never force the full chain for a single-stage ask.

Defaults

• Style family then palette: follow docs/palettes.md (classic JSON vs pastel airy; ≥4 modules → Nature Blue; else Okabe-Ito). Always state the branch.
• ICLR / NeurIPS / ICML airy / pastel / “现代一点” language → prompt-pastel + P1–P3
• Otherwise → prompt JSON + classic 12 presets
• Repo + paper both present → plan from paper; repo fills technical gaps
• When user only asks “用什么配色/风格”, load color-expert and the Scene → palette section of docs/palettes.md

Handoffs (carry forward, don't re-narrate)

• Quick Understanding Doc — task, stack, modules, flows, figure-worthy innovations
• Figure Plan — count, types, section map, priorities, visual musts
• Palette Decision — name, hex, reason, accessibility
• Prompt Package / Figure Spec — final deliverable + assumptions

Output shape

1. Current stage
2. Next action
3. Result or required clarification
4. Handoff artifact or final prompt

Stop

• requested stage deliverable is done
• next step blocked on missing source material
• user wants evaluation, not generation

Do not auto-advance downstream unless the user asked end-to-end or clearly implied it.