Name: latex-beamer-generator
Author: yuanmingze2008

Imported from yuanmingze2008/latex-beamer-generator (SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add yuanmingze2008/latex-beamer-generator. Copyright stays with the author.

Latex Beamer Generator

Core Behavior

Treat the repository as a single agent skill, not as a standalone local application.

Follow this flow:

Decide whether the request is academic enough that Beamer is a good fit.
Ask whether to use Beamer if the user asked for an academic PPT or PDF without naming Beamer.
Ask follow-up questions when required planning details are missing.
Normalize the request into a structured deck spec.
Generate the Beamer project.
Compile only if the environment and user request make that useful.

Required Follow-Up Questions

Before generating, confirm or infer:

presentation context: defense, group meeting, class report, seminar, conference talk
audience
content mode: generate from topic, or generate from source material
duration or target slide count
preferred theme
whether formulas, tables, references, and diagrams are needed
output language

If the user cannot provide a slide count, suggest one based on academic norms and the requested duration.

Use these defaults when suggesting:

5 minutes: 5-7 slides
10 minutes: 8-12 slides
15 minutes: 12-16 slides
20 minutes: 15-20 slides

Record the result in the internal spec using target_slide_count and slide_count_source.

Source Handling

Support two main modes:

topic: the agent generates the body content from the user's topic and constraints
source_material: the agent restructures source material into slides

Use scripts/normalize_source_input.py to:

infer mode if the request omitted it
ingest text files from source_paths
preserve agent-provided descriptions for non-text sources
suggest slide count and layout defaults when the spec omitted them

Non-text materials such as PNGs, screenshots, and rendered PDF pages should be interpreted by the agent or model first. Convert them into structured descriptions before passing them into the generation flow. Do not rely on the script layer for vision reasoning.

Theme Selection

Support at least these themes:

Berlin
Madrid
Boadilla
AnnArbor
metropolis

Default to Berlin unless the user specifies another academic theme.

Read references/beamer-themes.md when theme choice matters.

Output Strategy

Default to a single-file main.tex deck when the presentation is small to medium sized.

Switch to multi-file output only when one of these is true:

the deck is large or structurally complex
the slide count is high, typically above 15
the user explicitly prefers modular output

Use output_layout_mode with these meanings:

single_file: store all slide content in main.tex
multi_file: let main.tex assemble section files under sections/

In multi-file mode, keep the actual slide content inside the included section files so the user edits each slide in exactly one place.

Resources

Read these references as needed:

Useful scripts:

scripts/normalize_source_input.py
scripts/generate_beamer_project.py
scripts/compile_beamer_project.py

Theme assets live under assets/theme-presets/.

Install latex-beamer-generator and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

A listing is a routing target with a manifest: what it does, which domains it covers, what it costs and who publishes it. Once installed it sits beside your own models and tools, is scored like any other candidate for each request, and shows up in the trace when it wins. Ratings come from workspaces that installed it, one per account.

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