v5.3.0 — PaperBanana Paper Citation + Regenerated Figures

What's New in v5.3.0

PaperBanana Academic Reference

• Added citation to the official PaperBanana paper: Zhu et al. (2026), Automating Academic Illustration for AI Scientists, arXiv:2601.23265
• Updated README, figure-engine SKILL.md, and plugin description with paper reference and BibTeX entry
• Links to official research repo alongside community MCP implementation

Documentation

• Fixed version badge (was showing v5.1.0)
• Updated figure generation section to describe the 5-agent, 2-phase pipeline architecture
• Expanded .gitignore for cleaner repository

Figures

• Regenerated pipeline and authorship figures with latest PaperBanana (3 iterations each)

Dependencies

• Pulled latest upstream from llmsresearch/paperbanana (MCP server improvements, Gemini thinking support)

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Full Changelog: v5.2.0...v5.3.0