Data Origin Plotter Skill

Codex skill for turning local experimental data folders into clean datasets, publication-style figures, and editable Origin .opju projects.

It is designed for materials and chemistry workflows where a data folder may contain XRD, FTIR, SEM-EDS reports, TG/TGA, LOI, cone calorimetry, contact angle, antifungal images, and mechanical tests.

What It Does

• Recursively scans a local data folder.
• Identifies useful numeric data and reports.
• Exports cleaned CSV/XLSX data tables.
• Creates editable Origin workbooks and graphs through Origin COM.
• Adds valid error bars when replicate or report error data exist.
• Avoids fake error bars for single-run spectra such as XRD and FTIR.

Default Origin graph style:

• Bottom/left tick labels: 36 pt, bold.
• Bottom/left axis titles: 40 pt, bold.
• Full box border.
• Top/right axes keep border only, with no ticks, labels, or titles.
• Border width: 3.

Installation

Copy the skill folder into your Codex skills directory:

Copy-Item -Recurse .\data-origin-plotter "$env:USERPROFILE\.codex\skills\data-origin-plotter"

Then restart Codex or refresh skills.

Usage

Ask Codex something like:

Use data-origin-plotter. My data folder is D:\experiment\TiO2-2. Draw the usable figures and export an Origin file.

Requirements

• Windows.
• Origin/OriginPro installed and COM automation available.
• For Origin export, Origin.ApplicationSI should start successfully.

If Origin COM hangs, open Origin manually once, close welcome/license/update dialogs, save and close a blank project, then retry.

Repository Layout

data-origin-plotter/
├── SKILL.md
├── agents/
│   └── openai.yaml
└── scripts/
    └── build_origin_project.ps1

Notes

This skill intentionally does not include experimental data. Keep private research folders and generated Origin files out of the repository unless you explicitly want to publish them.