beamer-slides

Generates LaTeX Beamer slides for research presentations using a two-pass outline-then-render workflow.

Updated Mar 21, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/pulak999/ai-tooling --skill beamer-slides-pulak999
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: beamer-slides
Source: https://github.com/pulak999/ai-tooling/tree/main/ai-assistant-kit/cursor-skills/beamer-slides
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/pulak999/ai-tooling --skill beamer-slides-pulak999

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Research presentations often suffer from overfull slides, broken TikZ diagrams, and inconsistent styling when LaTeX Beamer decks are written ad hoc. This Skill enforces a disciplined two-pass workflow with hard frame budgets so every slide stays readable and compilable. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Two-Pass Workflow: Pass 1 produces a content-only outline that requires user confirmation before any LaTeX is written; Pass 2 renders the final .tex file. - Hard Frame Budgets: Enforces limits of 5 bullets per frame, 15 words per bullet, no sub-bullets, and mandatory [shrink=N] on dense frames to prevent overflow. - Approved TikZ Templates: Provides ready-made skeletons for pipelines, stack diagrams, control loops, bipartite graphs, bar charts, and comparison layouts with a consistent color palette. - Use Case: A graduate student says "make slides for my professor meeting about my RL scheduling results" and receives a confirmed outline followed by a compilable Beamer deck with proper diagrams and an appendix. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to make Beamer slides for your research talk or meeting, providing your topic and key content so it can draft the outline first.

Frequently Asked Questions about beamer-slides

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I create LaTeX Beamer slides for a research presentation?

Start with a content-only outline listing each slide's title, type, bullets, and diagram plan, then confirm it before writing any LaTeX. The second pass renders frames using a fixed preamble, column layouts, and shrink values matched to content density.

How do I prevent overfull Beamer slides with too much text?

Limit each frame to 5 bullets of at most 15 words, eliminate sub-bullets, and apply [shrink=N] between 5 and 8 on dense frames. If content still exceeds the budget, split it into two frames rather than shrinking beyond 10.

How do I draw TikZ diagrams in Beamer without overflowing the slide?

Wrap complex TikZ pictures in \resizebox{\linewidth}{!}{...} combined with scale and transform shape so the diagram scales to the column width. Reserve \includegraphics placeholders only for externally generated figures like matplotlib charts.

Can I use the metropolis theme or 16:9 aspect ratio with this workflow?

No, the workflow mandates a custom bare preamble with aspectratio=43 and explicitly forbids \usetheme{metropolis}. The predefined preamble sets fonts, colors, and a page-number footline that the frame budgets are calibrated against.

Why does my Beamer frame title wrap to two lines?

Long sentence-style titles wrap when the frame content is too dense for the available space. Apply a [shrink=N] value to the frame instead of truncating the title, since sentence-length titles are the intended style.