ZeroPlot

Plot anything with zero effort.

Core Scope

Use this skill when the user needs:

• a chart, diagram, scientific figure, poster, or slide;
• an editable visual reconstructed from a screenshot or reference image;
• a visual generated from data, code, text, netlists, specs, or rough sketches;
• a domain-specific visual grammar or review rubric;
• a benchmark case for visual generation.

Non-Goals

• Do not claim to replace professional EDA, CAD, statistical, or simulation tools.
• Do not optimize only for visual prettiness.
• Do not invent scientific content not present in the user's materials.
• Do not flatten structured outputs when an editable format is available.

Workflow

1. Identify artifact type, audience, and visual domain.
2. Collect source materials and constraints.
3. Read the matching domain note under domains/ when available.
4. Convert inputs into an auditable visual spec.
5. Produce a baseline artifact in an editable format when possible.
6. Ask for or infer domain-specific failure criteria.
7. Distill failures into rubric items and skill rules.
8. Re-run generation with updated rules.
9. Save benchmark artifacts when the task is part of evaluation.

Visual Contract

Before generation, define:

• artifact type and domain;
• audience and delivery context;
• source inputs;
• target output format;
• must-preserve entities and relationships;
• hard-fail criteria;
• stylistic conventions;
• evaluation plan.

Output Preference

Prefer editable outputs over flat images:

1. .drawio, SVG, Mermaid, TikZ, matplotlib source, PPTX, or structured JSON;
2. PDF/PNG export for delivery;
3. flat raster only when no editable route is available.

Initial Domains

Initial seed domains:

• domains/integrated-circuits/
• domains/computer-science/

Scientific figures are ZeroPlot's first proving ground, not its product boundary. Later packs may cover general charts, posters, presentations, and other structured visual artifacts.

Integrated Circuits

Turn SPICE/netlists, EDA screenshots, paper text, sketches, component tables, and visual references into readable, editable technical communication.

Computer Science

Create system diagrams, model architectures, pipelines, dataflows, evaluation setups, and result figures with clear structure and reproducible editing handles.