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LaTeX Research Posters

Builds print-ready academic conference posters in LaTeX with figures, compilation, and PDF preflight checks.

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Repository
K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills
Stars
55,780
Licence
MIT
Files
14 files

What it does

When installed, the agent follows a structured workflow for making a scientific conference poster as editable LaTeX that compiles to a PDF. It helps pick one of three poster packages (beamerposter, tikzposter, or baposter), sets up a layout from bundled templates, checks figures, compiles the PDF with Poppler tools, and runs a read-only preflight script that checks page size, page count, fonts, and image resolution. Optionally, it can generate conceptual schematic images through an external AI service, but these need an API key and cost credits.

Great for

  • Researchers preparing a conference poster from a paper or dataset
  • Students who want an editable LaTeX poster rather than a slide-based design
  • Teams adapting an institutional LaTeX poster template

Skip it if

  • Users who need a finished, fully accessible or PDF/X-certified print file: the script explicitly does not certify accessibility, PDF/X compliance, or scientific accuracy, so a human must review the output
  • Anyone wanting AI-generated charts or data figures: the skill warns against using image models for numerical results because they can invent values
  • Projects that rely on baposter without the separately supplied class file, since that class is archived and must be provided by the user

Try asking

  • “Make a 2-column A0 portrait conference poster in tikzposter from my paper's abstract and three result figures”
  • “Convert this paper into a beamerposter layout and check that the PDF is one page with embedded fonts”
  • “Run the poster preflight script on my compiled poster.pdf and explain any failures”
  • “Create a conceptual methods diagram for my poster using the AI schematic helper”
Step-by-step guide: how to use LaTeX Research PostersInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 14 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    latex-posters.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip latex-posters.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip latex-posters.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Use vector PDF for plots and keep figure titles, numbers, and QR codes editable in LaTeX rather than inside AI-generated images
  • Always open and visually inspect the compiled PDF; a clean log or passing preflight does not prove there is no overlap or clipping
  • Save project output outside the installed skill folder and review the *_review_log.json file before trusting any AI-generated schematic

What's inside

  • assets/poster_quality_checklist.md
  • references/ai_graphics_for_posters.md
  • references/compilation_and_quality_control.md
  • references/latex_poster_packages.md
  • references/latex_poster_reference.md
  • references/poster_content_guide.md
  • references/poster_design_principles.md
  • references/poster_layout_design.md
  • references/poster_patterns_and_presentation.md
  • references/README.md
  • scripts/generate_schematic_ai.py
  • scripts/generate_schematic.py
  • scripts/review_poster.sh
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.