---
name: scientific-visualization
description: Creates and audits truthful, accessible, publication-ready scientific figures with Matplotlib, Seaborn, or Plotly.
  Use it for figure design, multi-panel layouts, uncertainty and missing-data displays, color/contrast review, image metadata
  validation, and journal export planning.
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires Python 3.11+ and uv for pinned examples. Bundled CLIs are network-free and load Matplotlib, Pillow,
  or pypdf only when needed. Plotly static export with Kaleido v1 requires a compatible Chrome/Chromium installation.
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Bash Glob Grep
metadata:
  version: '1.4'
  last-reviewed: '2026-10-01'
  skill-author: K-Dense Inc.
---

# scientific-visualization

Read [the full guide](references/full-guide.md) when this skill applies.