Kuva — CLI Scientific Plotting

27 chart types from stdin, CSV, or TSV. Output format is inferred from -o extension: .png, .svg, or .pdf.

Workflow — Always Show Plots

Every generated plot MUST be shown to the user. Never generate a plot and silently save it.

Save plots to /tmp by default. Never write plots to the current working directory unless the user explicitly requests it.

Single Plot

1. Run kuva ... -o /tmp/plot.png
2. Immediately call read /tmp/plot.png to show the user
3. If the plot looks wrong, regenerate with corrected parameters
4. Only proceed once the user has seen the output

Multiple Plots