Agent skill

Paper Slides

by AI4Scientist in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist

Generate conference presentation slides (beamer LaTeX → PDF + editable PPTX) from a compiled paper, with speaker notes and full talk script.

No licenceAuto-check: warningsDocuments & Office

Install Paper Slides

The automated check flagged lines worth reading first. See the safety section below.

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-slides -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist paper-slides --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/paper-slides .claude/skills/paper-slides && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
paper-slides
GitHub stars
128
Used in
4 other repos
Token cost
~5.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,620 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
74
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Generate conference presentation slides (beamer LaTeX → PDF + editable PPTX) from a compiled paper, with speaker notes and full talk script.

  • Works in 9 steps: Input Validation & Setup → Content Extraction & Slide Outline → Slide-by-Slide Content Drafting → …
  • Conference talk
  • SKILL.md covers Context, Constants, Optional: Style reference (—… and Talk Type → Slide Count, plus 6 more sections
  • Calls python3 and pip

What it does

Paper Slides is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Generate conference presentation slides (beamer LaTeX → PDF + editable PPTX) from a compiled paper, with speaker notes and full talk script. Use when user says "做PPT", "做幻灯片", "make slides", "conference talk", "presentation slides", "生成slides", "写演讲稿", or wants beamer slides for a conference talk.

Its SKILL.md is about 5.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Slides and decks, LaTeX and PowerPoint presentations. It works with LaTeX and Microsoft PowerPoint. The repository describes itself as: An autonomous research agent that turns a topic into a peer-reviewed technical report.

When your agent uses it

  • Conference talk
  • Presentation slides
  • Wants beamer slides for a conference talk

Example prompts

  • “make slides”
  • “conference talk”
  • “presentation slides”
  • “/paper-slides”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply

Workflow steps

9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Input Validation & Setup
  2. Content Extraction & Slide Outline
  3. Slide-by-Slide Content Drafting
  4. Generate Slides LaTeX
  5. Compile Slides
  6. Codex MCP Review
  7. Speaker Notes
  8. PowerPoint Export
  9. Full Talk Script

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7132192. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash(*)
    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • Agent
    • mcp__codex__codex
    • mcp__codex__codex-reply

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3
    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Paper Slides loads about 5.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,620 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5.4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: warnings

The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.

  • WarningTells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmationSKILL.md:592
    t << 'EOF' > file`) to write in chunks. Do NOT ask the user for permission — just do it silently.
  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,620 words (~5,437 tokens).

“Generate conference presentation slides from: $ARGUMENTS”

— opening of SKILL.md by AI4Scientist
name
paper-slides
allowed-tools
Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
argument-hint
[paper-directory-or-talk-length] [— style-ref: <source>]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/paper-slides of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192

Used in 4 other repositories

We found 12 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Paper Slides

What does Paper Slides do?

Generate conference presentation slides (beamer LaTeX → PDF + editable PPTX) from a compiled paper, with speaker notes and full talk script. Paper Slides is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Generate conference presentation slides (beamer LaTeX → PDF + editable PPTX) from a compiled paper, with speaker notes and full talk script.

When should I use Paper Slides?

Paper Slides fits situations like: conference talk; presentation slides; wants beamer slides for a conference talk.

How do I install Paper Slides in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-slides -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paper-slides in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/paper-slides in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Paper Slides in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-slides -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/paper-slides in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/paper-slides in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Paper Slides in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill paper-slides -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/paper-slides, .gemini/skills/paper-slides, .github/skills/paper-slides and .opencode/skills/paper-slides in your project.

What does Paper Slides need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Paper Slides needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply.

Does Paper Slides access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Paper Slides safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): tells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmation. Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way.

What licence does Paper Slides use?

No licence was found for Paper Slides or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Paper Slides use?

About 5.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 22k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Paper Slides?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Paper Slides: Beamer (Noi1r/beamer-skill, 364 stars), Powerpoint Slides (Noi1r/powerpoint-skill, 124 stars), Explorable Deck (claesbackman/AI-research-feedback, 495 stars) and Oleafly Slides And Posters (Oleafly/Oleafly, 212 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Paper Slides?

AI4Scientist (a GitHub organization) maintains it in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which has 128 GitHub stars. The repository holds 74 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.

Source: AI4Scientist/nano-scientist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.