Result Figure Consistencycheck

When to Use

• You converted a paper PDF to Markdown and need to verify that Results text matches figure legends (without inspecting the images).
• You want to detect missing figure references in the Results section (e.g., a legend describes an analysis not mentioned in text).
• You need to find numerical/label mismatches (e.g., group names, time points, units, n-values) between Results paragraphs and legends.
• You are preparing a revision and want an actionable discrepancy list down to the panel/sub-figure level.
• You need standardized outputs (Markdown report + CSV) for editorial or QA workflows.

Key Features

• Compares Results descriptions vs figure legend text using the PDF-to-Markdown source (including ## Page XX markers).
• Produces:
  • A Markdown consistency report (UTF-8).
  • A CSV issue list (UTF-8) with structured fields for tracking and revision.
• Enforces a template-based report format using assets/consistency_template.md.
• Uses a rule/checklist reference from references/guide.md.
• Text-only validation: does not read figure images and does not infer visual content.

Dependencies

• None (no external runtime dependencies specified).
• Input prerequisite (if starting from PDF): a PDF-to-Markdown conversion step (e.g., pdf-extract) must be completed before running this check.

Example Usage

Input

Place the converted full text Markdown in your working location (example: inputs/paper_fulltext.md). The file should include page headers like:

## Page 12
... Results text ...

Figure 3. ...
(A) ...
(B) ...

Run (conceptual workflow)

1. Read the full Markdown input (PDF conversion output).
2. Identify:
   • Result paragraphs describing findings.
   • Figure legend blocks (including panel labels such as A/B/C).
3. Compare legend statements against Results statements and record discrepancies.
4. Write outputs to outputs/:
   • outputs/consistency_report.md (UTF-8)
   • outputs/consistency_issues.csv (UTF-8)

Output files

outputs/consistency_issues.csv (UTF-8) columns:

Figure Number,Location/Reference,Issue Description,Suggested Revision,Priority

Notes:

• Location/Reference must contain only Page XX.
• Issues should be granular to the panel/sub-figure level when applicable.

outputs/consistency_report.md (UTF-8) must follow:

• Template: assets/consistency_template.md
• If no issues are found, write "None found" in the relevant sections.

Implementation Details

• Scope of comparison

  • Only compare main text Results descriptions and figure legend text present in the Markdown input.
  • Do not inspect images or infer information not explicitly stated in text.

• Rules and checklist

  • Follow the specific checking rules and required output points defined in:
    • references/guide.md

• Report formatting

  • The Markdown report must be generated by filling:
    • assets/consistency_template.md
  • Ensure all outputs are saved under:
    • outputs/ (within the skill directory)

• Granularity and actionability

  • Record discrepancies at the most specific level possible (e.g., Figure 2B vs Figure 2 overall).
  • Provide a concrete Suggested Revision whenever feasible (e.g., align terminology, correct numbers/units, add missing reference).

• Language

  • Default output language is Chinese.
  • If the user explicitly specifies another language, output in that language.