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tufte-claude-skill

Tufte-compliant charts, dashboards, and data visualization design

Generates clean, honest charts and dashboards following Edward Tufte's ten visualization principles. Removes chartjunk like 3D effects, pie charts, rainbow scales, and heavy gridlines that distort data. Picks the right chart type for your data, then outputs self-contained HTML/SVG or React components. Includes a 20-item quality checklist and printable cheatsheet for fast, consistent results.
npx skills add aref-vc/tufte-claude-skill --all -g -y

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How to install tufte-claude-skill?โ–ผ

Run `npx skills add aref-vc/tufte-claude-skill --all -g -y` in your terminal to install the skill globally.

What does the Tufte skill do?โ–ผ

It turns any chart request into a Tufte-compliant visualization by applying ten design principles, removing chartjunk, and picking the right chart type for your data.

Which chart types does it avoid?โ–ผ

It removes pie charts, 3D effects, dual-axis charts, rainbow color scales, and heavy gridlines, replacing them with cleaner alternatives like sorted bars and small multiples.

What output formats does it support?โ–ผ

It produces self-contained HTML/SVG files for one-offs and slides, or React components using Recharts and D3 for existing projects.

Can I override the Tufte defaults?โ–ผ

Yes. If you explicitly request something like a pie chart, it will comply but note the recommended Tufte alternative in a one-line comment.

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