Overview
figure-description is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wanshuiyin. Its author describes it as: “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.”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/figure-description`.
What figure-description does
Process patent figures and generate drawing descriptions based on: **$ARGUMENTS**
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for figure-description is organised into these sections:
- Constants
- Inputs
- Workflow
- Step 1: Discover Figures
- Step 2: Analyze Each Figure
- Step 3: Assign Reference Numerals
- Step 4: Generate Drawing Descriptions
- Step 5: Generate Reference Numeral Index
- Step 6: Cross-Reference to Claims
- Step 7: Output
- Key Rules
Installation
Add figure-description to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/figure-descriptionReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
License
figure-description is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, an established project with 14,858 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does figure-description do?
- 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.
- How do I install figure-description?
- Run git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/figure-description in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep before installing.
- Is figure-description free to use?
- Yes. figure-description is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does figure-description work with?
- figure-description lists Claude Code and Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does figure-description come from?
- figure-description ships inside wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,858 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.