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LaTeX Research Posters · lingxling | DecimalAI

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LaTeX Research Posters

lingxling/latex-posters

Source lingxling/awesome-skills-cn ↗License MIT

Create professional research posters in LaTeX using beamerposter, tikzposter, or baposter. Support for conference presentations, academic posters, and scientific communication. Includes layout design, color schemes, multi-column formats, figure integration, and poster-specific best practices for visual communication.

SkillScore91Maintained

Automatic

Doc Ops pack

Last verified 8/28/2026

What it changes

Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 14 of 22 without it.

Without skill64%

With skill91%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

Uses pdfinfo to verify PDF page dimensions.
Uses pdffonts to verify font embedding in the PDF.
Includes POSTER FORMAT in figure generation prompts.

and 11 more in the full report

6 fixed14 passed either way2 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +27 pp
Tokens: +521%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -34%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/28/2026v120 of 22 cases passed with skill

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/lingxling-latex-posters/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/lingxling-latex-posters/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add lingxling-latex-posters, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/lingxling-latex-posters/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add lingxling-latex-posters

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/lingxling-latex-posters/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/lingxling-latex-posters/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/lingxling-latex-posters/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/lingxling-latex-posters.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 6 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 6

Prompt

When structuring an A0 portrait research poster, adding too many sections creates cluttered text columns and cut-off headers. What is the maximum recommended number of sections for an A0 poster?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
States maximum section count recommendation of 5 or 6 sections.	Missed	Passed

case-19 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/28/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md1587 lines13 filesincludes scripts

LaTeX Research Posters

Overview

Research posters are a critical medium for scientific communication at conferences, symposia, and academic events. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for creating professional, visually appealing research posters using LaTeX packages. Generate publication-quality posters with proper layout, typography, color schemes, and visual hierarchy.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when:

Creating research posters for conferences, symposia, or poster sessions
Designing academic posters for university events or thesis defenses
Preparing visual summaries of research for public engagement
Converting scientific papers into poster format
Creating template posters for research groups or departments
Designing posters that comply with specific conference size requirements (A0, A1, 36×48", etc.)
Building posters with complex multi-column layouts
Integrating figures, tables, equations, and citations in poster format

AI-Powered Visual Element Generation

STANDARD WORKFLOW: Generate ALL major visual elements using AI before creating the LaTeX poster.

This is the recommended approach for creating visually compelling posters:

Plan all visual elements needed (title, intro, methods, results, conclusions)
Generate each element using scientific-schematics or Nano Banana Pro
Assemble generated images in the LaTeX template
Add text content around the visuals

Target: 60-70% of poster area should be AI-generated visuals, 30-40% text.

CRITICAL: Preventing Content Overflow

⚠️ POSTERS MUST NOT HAVE TEXT OR CONTENT CUT OFF AT EDGES.

Common Overflow Problems:

Title/footer text extending beyond page boundaries
Too many sections crammed into available space
Figures placed too close to edges

Track record

Benchmark

20 / 22

test cases passed, vs 14 / 22 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

lingxling / awesome-skills-cn

claude-scientific-skills/skills/latex-posters/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MITImported 8/3/2026Version v1Bundled 12 files · scripts

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LaTeX Research Posters

Overview

When to Use This Skill

AI-Powered Visual Element Generation

CRITICAL: Preventing Content Overflow

Track record

Benchmark

Adoption

SkillSafety

Source

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