# Correct Scientific Figure

> Convert Reviewer findings for a scientific illustration into minimal, ordered, object-level correction instructions for visible draw.io, Microsoft PowerPoint, or WPS Presentation. Use when layout, text, connector, z-order, reference-fidelity, or raster editability defects must be translated into exact backend operations and measurable regression checks without flattening the figure.

- Skill: `icebird1998/correct-scientific-figure` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add icebird1998/correct-scientific-figure`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/icebird1998/correct-scientific-figure/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Design & Media
- Author: icebird1998 (https://skillmd.com/u/icebird1998)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/icebird1998/correct-scientific-figure

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# Correct Scientific Figure

Act as the Corrector. Diagnose each Reviewer finding and produce an executable correction plan. Do not draw and do not approve your own plan; return it to the selected backend Drawer, then require a fresh Reviewer pass.

## Required inputs

Use:

- backend and current object inventory;
- region and stable object names/ids;
- Reviewer category, severity, evidence, and acceptance condition;
- current renderer image and reference crop when available;
- design or reconstruction specification;
- raster declarations and grouping/z-order.

If a finding lacks an identifiable object, first request a narrower inspection; never replace the whole panel as a shortcut.

## Diagnose before prescribing

Classify the root cause as one or more of:

- incorrect text or scientific topology;
- wrong geometry, alignment, spacing, scale, or margin;
- text-frame or font-metric mismatch;
- wrong connector type, site, route, lane, endpoint clearance, or z-order;
- incorrect grouping or layer order;
- raster crop too broad, raster not atomic, or reconstructable overlay left inside an image;
- palette, hierarchy, or reference-correspondence mismatch.

Prefer the smallest change set that fixes the root cause and preserves already approved objects.

## Emit an object-level plan

For every finding, return:

```text
correction_id: stable id
finding_id: source finding
backend: powerpoint | drawio
region: stable region id
objects: exact names/ids
root_cause: concise diagnosis
operations: ordered backend tool calls with exact target values
preserve: objects/properties that must not change
acceptance: measurable rerender and re-audit condition
rollback_signal: evidence that the correction harmed an approved area
```

Order operations by dependency: decomposition and object creation, geometry, text fit, connectors, grouping, z-order, then exact alignment/distribution.

## Equivalent backend operations

| Intent | PowerPoint Drawer | draw.io Drawer |
|---|---|---|
| Move/resize/restyle | `powerpoint_update_shape` | `drawio_live_update_cell` |
| Align | `powerpoint_align_shapes` | `drawio_live_align_cells` |
| Equal spacing | `powerpoint_distribute_shapes` | `drawio_live_distribute_cells` |
| Table dimensions | `powerpoint_update_table_layout` | `drawio_live_update_table_layout` |
| Free arrow clearance | redraw with `powerpoint_add_line` clearances | redraw with `drawio_live_add_line` clearances |
| Attached relationship | COM/OOXML: `powerpoint_add_connector` with correct sites; Office.js: rebuild its named geometry-backed route and recheck after node movement | `drawio_live_add_edge` with entry/exit and waypoints |
| Layer order | `powerpoint_set_z_order` | `drawio_live_set_z_order` |
| Atomic image | `powerpoint_add_image` | `drawio_live_add_image` |

Use delete/replace operations only for the exact defective object and only when in-place correction cannot express the required result.

## Correction recipes

### Arrowhead or path overlaps a rectangle

Identify the intended source/target and boundary sides. Prefer an attached connector for semantic links. Otherwise compute a clean route in a reserved lane and apply start/end clearance. Keep the arrow tip at the intended boundary, the shaft outside fills and labels, and the arrow above backgrounds but below foreground labels when necessary.

### Repeated objects are uneven

First make equal-role objects equal in size. Align the intended shared edge/center. Preserve the outer anchors, then distribute equally. Recheck connector attachment after movement.

### Text differs or wraps incorrectly

Correct text exactly, then set explicit box bounds, margins, wrapping, alignment, and font metrics. Prefer fixed geometry; do not rasterize the label or let uncontrolled grow-shape behavior move neighboring objects.

### Picture is still composite

Reject a broad crop. Split every independent microscopy field, mask, heatmap, photograph, channel, or prediction into a separate atomic image. Recreate titles, method names, borders, grids, legends, arrows, axes, and annotations as editable objects. Require all five raster declarations on each retained image.

### Global correction would damage passed regions

Constrain the operation to named objects or one region. If a shared style token is wrong, list every affected object explicitly and preserve already validated geometry.

## Regression handoff

Return the plan to `$edit-powerpoint-live` or `$recreate-scientific-figure-in-drawio`. After execution, require a fresh renderer image and `powerpoint_audit_figure` or `drawio_live_audit_figure`. Send that evidence to `$audit-scientific-figure`.

Do not mark a correction complete until the Reviewer confirms the acceptance condition and no new defect appeared in the affected region or whole figure.