thesis-figure-skill
A Claude Skill that converts pasted thesis/paper text or uploaded images into publication-ready diagrams, primarily generating LaTeX/TikZ code or draw.io XML. It claims to run compile/visual checks and iterate until a scored quality target is met.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
No network interface, TLS, auth, or secret handling guidance is provided. It requires local TeX tooling and may process user-provided text/images; users should treat generated code as untrusted output and review before compiling/sharing, since running/compiling LaTeX can have safety implications depending on enabled packages and environment. Dependency hygiene is unknown beyond listing local packages (TeX Live, ctex, poppler-utils, optional draw.io Desktop).
⚡ Reliability
Best When
You are working inside Claude and need fast, thesis-style figures (TikZ for LaTeX or draw.io for editing) derived from paper content or images.
Avoid When
You require a standalone service with documented public endpoints, strict determinism, or externally verifiable quality gates; also avoid relying solely on automated scoring without manual checking.
Use Cases
- • Generate academic architecture/sequence/dataflow diagrams from paper descriptions
- • Produce TikZ diagrams for embedding directly into LaTeX documents
- • Create editable draw.io diagrams (including styled themes) for slide/roadmap visuals
- • Replicate an existing diagram screenshot into editable code
- • Support CJK labeling and domain-appropriate color/style templates
Not For
- • Providing a programmatic REST/GraphQL API for diagram generation to external systems
- • Fully automating high-stakes regulated documentation workflows without human review
- • Use as a general diagramming SDK beyond Claude skill usage
Interface
Authentication
No authentication mechanism for an external API is described; usage appears to be within Claude/Claude Code environment.
Pricing
No pricing details provided in the README; likely depends on Claude/Claude Code usage and any underlying model costs.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ This is a Claude Skill rather than a conventional API; integration for external agents may be indirect (within Claude Code environment).
- ⚠ First run may require installing fonts/TeX toolchain and can be slow.
- ⚠ Quality is described as based on compilation and visual inspection; there is no externally visible contract for acceptance criteria or failure modes.
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-30.