# Figure Review

Critically review an existing or proposed Stencila figure artifact for structural...

- Repository: https://github.com/stencila/stencila (914 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add stencila/stencila --skill figure-review -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add stencila/stencila --skill figure-review -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add stencila/stencila --skill figure-review -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add stencila/stencila --skill figure-review -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add stencila/stencila`

## Description

Critically review an existing or proposed Stencila figure artifact for structural correctness, caption quality, layout, overlay annotation safety, cross-references, measurement validity, and approval readiness. Use when asked to review, critique, assess, audit, validate, or improve a figure block, multi-panel figure, subfigure grid, executable chart figure, caption, SVG overlay, ROI annotation, scale bar, panel labeling, or figure plan.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

## Overview

Review an existing or proposed Stencila figure artifact for correctness, clarity, and approval readiness. The artifact may be a full `.smd` document, a single figure block, a patch or diff, a caption draft, an overlay snippet, a rendered screenshot, or a sufficiently concrete figure plan.

This is a **review-only skill**. Its primary mode is **assess and report**: identify concrete issues, risky assumptions, missing verification, and approval blockers. Do not create a brand-new figure from scratch by default. If the user explicitly asks for a corrective example after the review, keep it minimal and tightly scoped to the findings you already reported.

Use the local references in this skill directory when you need condensed syntax or review guidance:

- [`references/figure-structure-review.md`](references/figure-structure-review.md), figure fences, captions, subfigures, layouts, and cross-reference checks
- [`references/overlay-review-rules.md`](references/overlay-review-rules.md), overlay component checks, measurement safety, and rendering risks
- [`references/snap-tool.md`](references/snap-tool.md), full `snap` tool reference for visual verification

## Required Inputs

The rest: https://github.com/stencila/stencila/blob/HEAD/.stencila/skills/figure-review/SKILL.md