Scientific Figure Library connects visual examples with reusable plotting code

Scientific Figure Library (SFL) links user-selected scientific figure examples to reusable plotting code, preserving image, implementation, and input context for adaptation and execution.

• Why it matters: Code-generating assistants can adapt scripts, but reusing figure examples requires the visual, the exact implementation, and the input context to stay connected for reliable downstream analysis.
• What they did: SFL organizes figure assets—previews, plotting scripts, input descriptions, and provenance—into local and externally maintained collections via a shared provider interface and a browse–confirm–materialize workflow.
• The result: In a public lung single-cell case study, SFL enabled reuse of a cell-composition template for 32 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis donors and 28 controls, verifying donor-level inputs and plotted proportions.

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