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Workflow
Default decision order
- Identify the scientific communication goal.
- Probe the environment and available assets lightly.
- Decide whether the evidence should be a figure, a table, or a paired figure+table deliverable.
- Choose the strongest representation family.
- Route to
pubfig,pubtab, or both. - Produce the smallest runnable implementation.
- Specify export outputs explicitly.
- Run publication QA.
- Propose revisions if the result is weak.
Handoff checklist
For every task, try to make these explicit:
- claim the artifact is supposed to support
- data shape and grouping structure
- target audience or venue expectations
- figure vs table role
- exact output filenames and formats
- whether the artifact is final, draft, or revision
- whether the current environment can execute the proposed route immediately
Delivery contract
A strong response should make clear:
- which artifact type was chosen,
- why it was chosen,
- which tool owns each artifact,
- what the first runnable command/code path is,
- what output files should be produced,
- what still needs user input or upstream data.
Default output priorities
Prioritize in this order:
- clarity of claim
- correct artifact type
- minimal runnable implementation
- publication-ready export
- QA and revision guidance
Graceful degradation when tools are missing
If pubfig or pubtab is not installed:
- keep the workflow going,
- provide installation guidance,
- provide pseudocode or draft commands,
- specify the recommended artifact structure,
- preserve the QA and revision guidance.
Figure / table split rules
Use a figure when the reader needs to quickly perceive:
- trend
- distribution shape
- relationship
- calibration or diagnostic behavior
- composition or hierarchy
- visual comparison across a moderate number of groups
Use a table when the reader needs:
- exact numbers
- many metrics side by side
- benchmark grids
- ablation matrices
- appendix-style detail
- reproducible value lookup
Use both when:
- the figure carries the visual claim,
- the table preserves exact values,
- or the paper section benefits from a fast visual summary plus precise numeric evidence.