PaperBanana is an AI-driven tool designed for generating academic diagrams, methodology figures, statistical plots, and presentation slides from text descriptions or data files. It facilitates the creation and evaluation of publication-quality figures and slides, helping to streamline the illustration process for academic documentation.
What this skill does
Generates academic diagrams and methodology figures from textual descriptions or PDF documents.
Creates statistical plots such as bar charts, scatter plots, and heatmaps from data files in CSV or JSON format.
Produces single presentation slides or batches of slides from specified prompts.
Evaluates generated figures against human references for quality assurance.
Manages reference datasets for comparative analysis.
Configures the API key settings to connect with supported service providers via the `.env` file.
Who it is for
This tool is designed for developers and project teams working with AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. It benefits those engaged in academic research, technical documentation, and presentation preparation, facilitating a more efficient workflow in creating visual content.
Use cases
Research teams visualizing complex methodologies and data-driven findings.
Developers integrating AI capabilities into their academic writing and presentation processes.
Academic publishing professionals requiring consistent and high-quality diagrams and slides.
Technical details
PaperBanana is built on a multi-agent pipeline that includes a Retriever, Planner, Stylist, Visualizer, and Critic for comprehensive figure generation.
The command-line interface supports various subcommands to address specific user intentions, such as generate, plot, slide, slide-batch, evaluate, data, and setup.
A timeout of 300000 milliseconds (5 minutes) applies to all generation commands, ensuring efficient processing time.
Users must set provider API keys as per the PaperBanana project requirements to utilize the tool fully.
Source & Licence
This package is built on open-source work published by PlutoLei (PlutoLei/paperbanana-skill) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.
Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.
Your purchase covers curation, licence verification, packaging, documentation and instant delivery. It does not grant exclusive rights to the underlying open-source code, which remains available under its original licence.
Delivery & Support
Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.
Refunds
This is a digital product delivered immediately after purchase. By completing your order you request immediate delivery and acknowledge that, once the download has been accessed, the statutory right to cancel no longer applies to the extent permitted by law. Refund requests are handled in accordance with our published Refund Policy.
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