outline-agent

To generate a structured paper outline, you synthesize experimental logs, idea summaries, and LaTeX templates into a strict JSON file. This creates a schema-validated outline containing plotting plans and section writing plans for downstream writing agents.

A schema-validated JSON paper outline is a machine-readable document that structures your paper's sections, citation hints, and plotting plans. You need it when converting messy research materials into a reliable format for automated conference paper drafting workflows.

Creating a plotting plan and literature review strategy involves synthesizing your methodology and experimental logs. The process separates macro vs micro search scopes for Introduction and Related Work, outputting a structured plan with citation hints into a JSON file.

Yes, you can use existing conference guidelines and markdown notes. The system reads idea.md, experimental_log.md, template.tex, and conference_guidelines.md together, synthesizing these raw materials to produce a validated JSON outline for downstream agents.

To validate a generated JSON paper outline, you run the included validator script against the output file. This schema-first approach checks the structural integrity of your outline.json before passing it to any downstream writing automation.

A limitation of automated JSON outline generation is that it requires specific input formats like LaTeX templates and markdown logs. It focuses on venue-compliant structural planning and does not draft the final prose, requiring separate downstream writing agents to execute the plan.