AI Story Mode
Overview
Story Mode is GoFigr's revolutionary AI-powered feature that automatically transforms your scientific figures into polished presentations, detailed reports, or step-by-step tutorials. Instead of spending hours crafting slides and writing descriptions, you can now select your figures and let AI generate a complete, coherent narrative—ready for your next meeting, publication, or teaching session.
What makes Story Mode unique:
Unlike simple image captioning tools, GoFigr's AI analyzes the complete context behind each figure—including the source code that generated it, associated metadata, variable names, data transformations, and analysis parameters. This deep understanding enables the AI to produce accurate, technically detailed descriptions that capture not just what a figure shows, but how and why it was created.
Story Mode generates a complete presentation with AI-written title, introduction, and slide content
Key Benefits for Users
Save Hours of Work
Instant Presentations: Convert a collection of figures into a professional presentation in minutes, not hours
Automated Content Generation: AI writes slide descriptions, introductions, conclusions, and methods sections based on your actual figure content
One-Click Export: Generate PowerPoint (.pptx), Word (.docx), or Markdown files ready for immediate use
Maintain Scientific Rigor
Full Context Analysis: AI doesn't just look at the image—it analyzes the complete source code, data transformations, variable names, and metadata that created each figure
Code-Aware Descriptions: Method descriptions accurately reflect the actual algorithms, libraries, and parameters used in your analysis
Editable Results: Every piece of AI-generated content can be edited inline, giving you full control over the final output
Proper Attribution: Figures are linked back to their original sources with full provenance tracking
Interactive Presentations
Ask Questions Live: During presentations, click "Ask AI" on any figure to get instant answers about the underlying analysis
Access Source Code: View the exact code that generated each figure directly from the presentation
Deep Dive on Demand: Audience members can explore methodology, data sources, and implementation details without leaving the presentation
Customizable for Any Audience
Three Story Types: Choose Presentation (slide-based), Report (document format), or Tutorial (step-by-step educational content)
Target Audience Specification: Tell the AI who you're presenting to (e.g., "general audience", "domain experts", "graduate students") and content is tailored accordingly
Extra Instructions: Provide custom guidance like "focus on clinical implications" or "simplify technical language"
How It Works
Step 1: Select Your Figures
From any analysis in GoFigr, click "Create story..." to open the figure selection modal. Choose which figures to include in your story—all figures are selected by default, but you can customize your selection.
The TCGA-LUAD demo analysis showing 13 figures available for story creation
Select which figures to include in your story. GoFigr automatically uses the latest revision of each figure.
Step 2: Configure Your Story
After selecting figures, you'll see the Story Configuration panel:
Story Type: Choose between Presentation, Report, or Tutorial
Target Audience: Describe who will be viewing/reading your content (e.g., "Researchers, Students, Stakeholders")
Linked Analysis: Associate the story with an analysis for figure tracking
Extra Instructions: Add any specific requirements or focus areas (under Advanced Settings)
AI Model Selection: Choose from available AI models (powered by Amazon Bedrock Nova)
Configure your story settings before generation. Choose story type, target audience, and link to an analysis.
Step 3: Generate Content
Click "Generate" and watch as the AI processes your figures. A progress bar shows real-time status:
Progress bar shows which figure is being processed (5/20 slides at 25%)
The AI performs deep analysis of each figure using the complete context, not just the image:
Analyzes Full Context: Examines not only the figure image, but also the source code that generated it, variable names, data transformations, library calls, and all associated metadata
Creates Code-Informed Descriptions: Generates accurate, technically detailed descriptions that reflect the actual analysis—including specific statistical tests, data processing steps, and visualization parameters
Extracts Real Methods: Identifies the exact algorithms, libraries (e.g., ggplot2, matplotlib, seaborn), and parameters used by reading the source code
Detects Data Inputs/Outputs: Identifies actual dataset names, file paths, and data transformations from the code
Generates Overview Slides: Creates title, introduction, goals, data description, methods summary, conclusions, and future work sections—all informed by the code context
Refines for Consistency: A final refinement pass ensures smooth transitions and eliminates redundancy across all slides
Step 4: Review and Edit
Once generation completes, you'll see fully-formed slides with AI-generated content:
The Introduction slide provides context for your analysis. Click "Edit" to modify, or use "Less Detail" / "More Detail" to adjust verbosity.
Overview slides like Goals and Data are automatically generated from your figure content
Editing Options:
Inline Editing: Click "Edit..." on any slide to modify content directly
Auto-Save: Changes are automatically saved as you work
Reset: Revert to AI-generated content if needed
Detail Level: Use "Less Detail" or "More Detail" buttons to adjust content verbosity
Regenerate: Re-run AI generation for individual slides
Step 5: Figure Slides with AI Descriptions
Each figure in your story gets its own slide with intelligent AI-generated descriptions:
Figure slides show the visualization alongside AI-generated bullet points explaining the content
The AI extracts key insights from visualizations—here noting the 54.1% female vs 45.9% male patient distribution
Figure Slide Features:
Figure Image: High-quality rendering of your visualization
Revision Navigation: Browse through different versions of the figure
Key Takeaways: AI-generated bullet points explaining what the figure shows—informed by the actual source code
"Ask AI" Button: Ask questions directly from the presentation! Get instant AI-powered answers about methodology, data sources, statistical tests, or any aspect of the figure. Perfect for Q&A sessions during presentations.
"More" Button: Access the full context—view the exact source code that generated the figure, inspect metadata, download data, or navigate to the original figure in GoFigr
Custom Prompt: Provide specific instructions for regenerating the description (e.g., "explain for a non-technical audience" or "focus on the statistical significance")
Step 6: Present or Export
When your story is ready, use the action buttons in the header:
Action buttons let you save, export, present, share, or delete your story
Export your story to PowerPoint (.pptx) for professional presentations
Export Options:
Export to PowerPoint (.pptx): Professional slides with theme selection and organization logo
Export to Word (.docx): Document format for detailed reports
Export to Markdown: Plain text for maximum flexibility
Present: Full-screen presentation mode with keyboard navigation
Share: Generate shareable links for collaboration
Story Slide Types
Overview Slides
Title Slide: AI-generated title based on your analysis content
Introduction: Context and background for your analysis
Goals: What the analysis aims to achieve
Data Description: Overview of datasets used
Methods: Summary of analytical approaches
Conclusions: Key findings and insights
Future Work: Next steps and open questions
Figure Slides
Figure Image: High-quality rendering of your visualization
Description: AI-generated bullet points explaining what the figure shows
Methods Detail: Specific methods used for that figure (optional)
Data Slide: Input/output datasets for that figure (optional)
Export Features
PowerPoint Export
Theme Selection: Choose from multiple professional themes (Elegant Light, Elegant Dark, Minimal, Bold, Nature, Ocean, etc.)
Organization Logo: Your organization's logo appears on the title slide
GoFigr Branding: "Made with GoFigr" badge with link to gofigr.io
Smart Formatting: Bullet points, headers, and content automatically formatted for optimal readability
Adaptive Font Sizing: Long content automatically uses smaller fonts to fit
Word Export
Professional Document Structure: Proper heading hierarchy and formatting
Embedded Figures: High-resolution figure images embedded in the document
Ready for Publication: Format suitable for lab meetings, grant applications, or journal supplements
Markdown Export
Plain Text Flexibility: Copy into any system that supports markdown
Version Control Friendly: Easy to track changes in git
Documentation Ready: Perfect for GitHub READMEs or documentation sites
Interactive Q&A: Ask Questions During Presentations
One of Story Mode's most powerful features is the ability to ask questions and explore context directly from your presentation. This transforms static presentations into interactive, exploratory experiences.
How It Works
On every figure slide, you'll find two key buttons:
🤖 Ask AI Button
Click to open a chat interface where you can ask any question about the figure
The AI has access to the complete context: source code, data, metadata, and the figure itself
Perfect for handling audience questions during presentations
Example questions:
"What statistical test was used here?"
"Why did you choose this color scheme?"
"What would happen if we filtered out the outliers?"
"Can you explain this for a non-technical audience?"
📋 More Button
View Source Code: See the exact Python/R code that generated the figure
Inspect Metadata: View all associated metadata, parameters, and settings
View Full Revision: Navigate to the complete figure page in GoFigr
Access Data: Download or view the underlying datasets
Benefits for Presenters
Never be caught off-guard: AI can answer technical questions you might not remember off the top of your head
Go deeper on demand: When an audience member wants more detail, you can explore the code together
Maintain credibility: Show exactly how analyses were performed with full transparency
Save preparation time: No need to memorize every implementation detail
Benefits for Audiences
Explore at your own pace: Click into figures that interest you most
Verify methodology: See the actual code, not just a description
Ask follow-up questions: Get instant AI-powered clarifications
Learn from real examples: Understand both what was done and how
How to Access Story Mode
From an Analysis
Navigate to any analysis containing figures
Click "Create story..." in the toolbar (shown above the figure list)
Select which figures to include
Configure story settings and click "Generate"
From the Home View
Click "Create Story" from the main navigation or home view
Select an analysis from your workspace
Choose figures from that analysis
Configure and generate
From Existing Stories
Go to "Stories" in the left navigation
Open an existing story to continue editing
Or create a new story from scratch
Figure Tracking
Link your story to an analysis for automatic updates when figures change:
Enable "Automatically check for new figures" in Story Configuration
When tracked figures are updated, your story can reflect the latest versions
Maintain consistency between your analysis and presentations
Technical Details
AI Engine: Powered by Amazon Bedrock Nova v2 models
Multi-Modal Analysis: AI processes both the figure image AND the complete source code context simultaneously
Code Understanding: Parses Python, R, and other languages to extract methods, libraries, parameters, and data transformations
Structured Output: Uses JSON schema parsing for consistent AI responses
Batched Generation: Overview slides generated in a single optimized API call
Refinement Pass: Final content polish for narrative flow and consistency
Deep Insight Integration: Leverages GoFigr's figure analysis capabilities for intelligent Q&A
Best Practices
Use Descriptive Figure Names: Better figure names lead to better AI-generated titles
Specify Your Audience: A clear target audience description dramatically improves content quality
Review and Refine: AI-generated content is a starting point—add your expert knowledge through editing
Use the Refine Button: After initial generation, click "Refine" to improve flow and consistency across slides
Adjust Detail Level: Use "Less Detail" for executive summaries, "More Detail" for technical audiences
Leverage Ask AI in Presentations: Prepare for Q&A by familiarizing yourself with the Ask AI feature—it can answer technical questions on the fly
Show Your Code: Don't be afraid to click "More" and show the source code during presentations—it builds trust and enables deeper discussions
See It In Action
Try Story Mode yourself with the TCGA-LUAD demo analysis to see how GoFigr transforms genomic figures into compelling presentations.
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