A skill your agent uses when auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness, the 12-page PMLR-format main body, single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix…

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Install Colt Submission

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill colt-submission -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills colt-submission --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/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/COLT-Skills/skills/colt-submission .claude/skills/colt-submission && 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
colt-submission
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
869 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness, the 12-page PMLR-format main body, single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix…

  • Works in 6 steps: Freeze theorem and lemma statements;… → Run a full proof-verification pass with… → Rebuild the single PDF and verify the… → …
  • Auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness
  • SKILL.md covers What the 2026 cycle actually…, The single-PDF discipline, Illustrative template skeleton and Parallel-submission rules…, plus 5 more sections
  • Reaches cmt3.research.microsoft.com

What it does

Colt Submission is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness, the 12-page PMLR-format main body, single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix, double-anonymous formatting, the parallel-submission ban covering journals and proceedings venues, and the ordered final-week checks before the AoE deadline.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k 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 PDF. The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. | 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness
  • The 12-page PMLR-format main body
  • Single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix
  • Double-anonymous formatting

Example prompts

  • “/colt-submission”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Freeze theorem and lemma statements; every later edit must be proofread against the
  2. Run a full proof-verification pass with a coauthor who did not write the proofs,
  3. Rebuild the single PDF and verify the body/references/appendix boundary pages.
  4. Sweep for identity: author macros, \thanks, metadata, repository links, and
  5. Enter CMT early — create the submission record days before February-style AoE
  6. Upload, re-download, and open the PDF that CMT stores; confirm it is the intended

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are latex).

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • cmt3.research.microsoft.com

    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

Colt Submission loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 869 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~85
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 869 words, ~1,831 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/colt-submission/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
colt-submission
description
Use when auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness, the 12-page PMLR-format main body, single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix, double-anonymous formatting, the parallel-submission ban covering journals and proceedings venues, and the ordered final-week checks before the AoE deadline.

COLT Submission

Run this audit before uploading a learning-theory paper to COLT. Every number below was checked against the COLT 2026 Call for Papers on 2026-07-08; reopen the current CFP at learningtheory.org before trusting any of it in a later cycle, because COLT republishes its rules from scratch each year.

What the 2026 cycle actually required

  • Platform: Microsoft CMT, not OpenReview. The COLT 2026 site pointed authors to https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/COLT2026. COLT has used other systems in the past, so never assume the portal — follow the link in the live CFP.
  • Deadline: February 4, 2026, Anywhere on Earth, for the 39th edition (June 29 to July 3, 2026, San Diego). One deadline for the whole manuscript; the 2026 CFP had no separate abstract-registration step, unlike NeurIPS-style venues. Confirm each year.
  • Length: main body at most 12 PMLR-formatted pages excluding references, with no page limit on references and appendices, all submitted as one PDF.
  • Anonymity: submissions must be suitable for double-anonymous review; the official LaTeX template's anon option suppresses author names.
  • Scope: theoretical aspects of machine learning at the intersection of computer science, statistics, and applied mathematics, explicitly including theory that explains empirical phenomena.

The single-PDF discipline

Because the appendix rides inside the same PDF as the body, COLT has no separate supplement portal to forget — but also no second chance to patch a broken proof file. Treat the appendix as reviewable text, not as an attachment:

  • Compile body plus appendix together and check the PDF page count where the 12-page boundary falls; references must start after the body, appendices after references.
  • Nothing decision-critical may exist only in the appendix. A reviewer who stops at page 12 should already believe the theorem statements and the proof strategy.
  • Anonymize the appendix with the same care as the body: acknowledgements, grant numbers, code URLs pointing at personal repositories, and PDF author metadata all leak.

Illustrative template skeleton

The exact style file name changes with the year (e.g., a colt2026 package for the 2026 cycle). Shape, not filename, is the stable part:

latex
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[anon]{colt2026}   % 'anon' hides authors for review; drop it at camera-ready
\usepackage{times}

\title[Short Title]{Tight Rates for a Learning Problem}
\coltauthor{\Name{Anonymous Author} \Email{anon@example.org}}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}%
One-paragraph statement of the problem, the main theorem, and the technique.
\end{abstract}
% <= 12 PMLR-formatted pages of body
% \bibliography{refs}  -- references excluded from the limit
% \appendix            -- full proofs; no page limit, same PDF
\end{document}

Download the real template from the current CFP; do not reuse a prior year's file, and never alter margins, font size, or spacing — layout tampering is a desk-reject risk at any PMLR venue.

Parallel-submission rules (verified for 2026)

The COLT 2026 CFP barred submissions substantially similar to papers previously published, accepted for publication, or in parallel submission to other peer-reviewed conferences with proceedings or to journals. It also barred sending a paper under COLT review to a journal until decisions are released or the paper is withdrawn.

SituationCOLT 2026 readingSafe action
Same results on arXivPreprints are standard in the theory communityPost freely; do not cite your arXiv version in a way that de-anonymizes
Under review at a journalForbidden overlapWithdraw one venue before the COLT deadline
Extended abstract at a proceedings venue (e.g., STOC/FOCS/ALT)Forbidden if substantially similarDifferentiate results substantially or pick one venue
Non-archival workshop talkGenerally tolerated in theory cultureVerify the workshop is truly non-archival, then declare if the form asks
Journal submission planned after COLT decisionExplicitly allowed once decisions are outCalendar the journal submission after notification
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Desk-reject and severity triage

TriggerSeverityWindow to repair
Body beyond 12 PMLR pagesDesk rejectOnly before the deadline
Author names or acknowledgements left inDesk reject or chair flagOnly before the deadline
Parallel-submission violationRejection at any stage, discoverable lateWithdraw the other venue now
Main theorem provable only via a gap-ridden appendixReview-stage rejectionFix during the proof-verification pass
Missing formal problem setup in the bodyReview-stage damageFixable in the writing pass

Final-week sequence for a COLT paper

  1. Freeze theorem and lemma statements; every later edit must be proofread against the appendix, because statement-proof drift is the classic COLT correctness kill.
  2. Run a full proof-verification pass with a coauthor who did not write the proofs, checking each inequality and each invocation of an external result.
  3. Rebuild the single PDF and verify the body/references/appendix boundary pages.
  4. Sweep for identity: author macros, \thanks, metadata, repository links, and self-citation phrasing ("in our earlier work [3]" must become third person).
  5. Enter CMT early — create the submission record days before February-style AoE cutoffs, since CMT accounts, conflict entry, and subject areas take time on first use.
  6. Upload, re-download, and open the PDF that CMT stores; confirm it is the intended compile and the appendix rendered.

CMT logistics worth doing early

  • CMT accounts are per-email; make sure every coauthor's CMT identity uses their canonical email, since conflicts and the informed-AC anonymity model key off these records.
  • Enter domain conflicts and coauthor conflicts completely — at a small venue an incomplete conflict list risks an actual conflicted reviewer, not a hypothetical.
  • Subject-area selections steer reviewer assignment; pick the narrow area that names your subfield over the broad one that flatters the paper.

Cycle-volatility warnings

  • Deadline, portal, template name, page count, and anonymity mechanics are re-decided by each year's program chairs. The 2026 facts above are anchors, not permanent rules.
  • Whether COLT runs an Open Problems track in a given year, and its separate deadline and non-anonymous format, must be re-checked in the current CFP (待核实 for any cycle after 2026).

Output format

text
[COLT readiness] Ready / Needs fixes / Not ready
[Blocking checks] <CMT record / 12-page body / single PDF / anonymity / parallel submission>
[Proof-integrity risk] <statement-proof drift, unverified lemma, external-result misuse>
[Desk-reject risk] <one issue>
[Fix order] <ordered actions before the AoE deadline>

© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in COLT-Skills/skills/colt-submission of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Colt Submission

What does Colt Submission do?

A skill your agent uses when auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness, the 12-page PMLR-format main body, single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix…. Colt Submission is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness, the 12-page PMLR-format main body, single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix, double-anonymous formatting, the parallel-submission ban covering journals and proceedings venues, and the ordered final-week checks before the AoE deadline.

When should I use Colt Submission?

Colt Submission fits situations like: auditing a COLT (Conference on Learning Theory) submission for CMT readiness; the 12-page PMLR-format main body; single-PDF assembly with unlimited appendix; double-anonymous formatting.

How do I install Colt Submission in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill colt-submission -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (COLT-Skills/skills/colt-submission in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/colt-submission in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Colt Submission in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill colt-submission -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (COLT-Skills/skills/colt-submission in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/colt-submission in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Colt Submission 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 brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill colt-submission -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/colt-submission, .gemini/skills/colt-submission, .github/skills/colt-submission and .opencode/skills/colt-submission in your project.

What does Colt Submission need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Colt Submission is instructions for the agent only.

Does Colt Submission access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: cmt3.research.microsoft.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Colt Submission safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Colt Submission use?

Colt Submission is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Colt Submission use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Colt Submission?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.