Describe your figure. Get it, paper-ready.
An AI-agent skill for LaTeX TikZ figures.
Get started in two lines
Add OpenTikZ to Claude Code, then just describe the figure you want.
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/opentikz/opentikz/plugin install opentikz@opentikzSend them as two separate Claude Code messages, then use it with
/opentikz:using-opentikz. More ways to install →
4 ways to use OpenTikZ
Grab a single icon — no AI needed.
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Browse to find an icon
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.texSVGPNGCopy the .tex (or download SVG/PNG)
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\input — now it's in your LaTeX figure
Tell the agent the change; it edits the template and verifies it compiles.
/opentikz:using-opentikz“add a cross-attention block and make it blue”
Hand the agent a figure image; get editable TikZ back.
/opentikz:using-opentikz“turn this figure into editable TikZ”
Describe a figure in words; the agent drafts it from the library.
/opentikz:using-opentikz“draw a training pipeline: dataset → model → loss → optimizer”→
Why TikZ
01Vector qualityCrisp at any zoom, sharp in print — no pixelated screenshots.
02Native to your paperSame fonts, math, and
\ref/\cite as the document.03Text, so it's diffableIt's source — version it in git, tweak one number, recompile.
Why not just ask ChatGPT for TikZ?
Raw ChatGPT TikZOpenTikZ + skill
Often won't compileCompiles standalone, first try
Re-describe it to re-editReal template +
edit_contract for precise editsRandom, off-palette colorsOne shared, consistent palette