# Figure Description

Process user-provided patent figures and generate formal drawing descriptions.

- Repository: https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep (18443 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill figure-description -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill figure-description -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill figure-description -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill figure-description -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep`

## Description

Process user-provided patent figures and generate formal drawing descriptions. Use when user says \"附图处理\", \"figure description\", \"附图说明\", \"drawings description\", or wants to describe patent figures with reference numerals.

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

# Figure Description for Patents

Process patent figures and generate drawing descriptions based on: **$ARGUMENTS**

Unlike `/paper-figure` which generates data plots, this skill processes user-provided technical diagrams and assigns reference numerals.

## Constants

- `FIGURE_DIR = "patent/figures/"`, Output directory for figure descriptions
- `REFERENCE_NUMERAL_PREFIX = 100`, Starting numeral for first figure's components
- `NUMERAL_SERIES = 100`, Each figure uses a separate 100-series (Fig 1: 100-199, Fig 2: 200-299, etc.)

## Inputs

1. User-provided figures (PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF), search for them in the project directory
2. `patent/INVENTION_DISCLOSURE.md`, for understanding what components to identify
3. `patent/CLAIMS.md`, for mapping numerals to claim elements

## Workflow

### Step 1: Discover Figures

1. Search the project directory for figure files:
   - Check `patent/figures/`, `figures/`, root directory
   - Look for PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF files
   - Check INVENTION_BRIEF.md or INVENTION_DISCLOSURE.md for figure references
2. List all discovered figures with their paths
3. If figures are missing that claims require, note them as `[MISSING: description needed]`

### Step 2: Analyze Each Figure

For each figure found:

1. **Read the image** using the Read tool (supports image files)
2. **Identify components**: What labeled or visually distinct components are shown?
3. **Identify connections**: How do components relate to each other?
4. **Identify flow**: If it's a flowchart or sequence, what is the step order?

### Step 3: Assign Reference Numerals

For each figure, assign numerals using the series convention:

| Figure | Numeral Range |
|--------|-------------|
| FIG. 1 | 100-199 |
| FIG. 2 | 200-299 |
| FIG. 3 | 300-399 |

For each identified component:
- Assign the next available numeral in the series
- Cross-reference to the claim elements it supports
- Note if a component appears in multiple figures (use same numeral across figures)

The rest: https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep/blob/HEAD/skills/figure-description/SKILL.md