paperbanana — routing-first academic illustration

Keyword: paperbanana · methodology diagram · statistical plot · figure evaluation · plan-then-refine

This is an unofficial community implementation of the PaperBanana paper (arXiv:2601.23265). Respect provider terms, API budgets, and each venue's figure/reuse policies.

PaperBanana turns text or a paper into publication-quality figures with a two-phase, multi-agent, plan-then-refine pipeline. It is most useful when you choose the smallest workable mode instead of always running the full generation loop:

• render data-driven charts with plot (matplotlib code, no image-gen key) before spending image credits
• fix an existing figure with polish or evaluate before regenerating from scratch
• generate a single diagram with generate before reaching for batch/sweep/orchestrate
• escalate iterations, candidates, and --optimize only on evidence, not by default
• route out to a vector editor, TikZ, or a human designer when generative figures are the wrong tool

When to use this skill