Sakana AI opened a GitHub repository called AutoIllustrate. The tool reads a paper’s methods text and produces a vector diagram in draw.io format, plus a PNG that is restyled by an image model. It runs as a CLI, requires Node 22, Python 3.10, and API keys for OpenAI or Gemini. The output files are editable in diagrams.net, and the tool was used for the figures in the paper “The Agentic Scientist.”
Why it matters
Researchers can automatically draft publication‑ready diagrams from text, saving time on figure creation.
