# create-lecture

Scaffolds LaTeX Beamer lecture decks from research papers, enforcing consistent math notation and strict pedagogical invariants.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 1671
- Author: pedrohcgs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/create-lecture

## What it does

The skill generates a complete Beamer `.tex` lecture file from source PDFs or rough notes. It initiates the process with a Pre-Flight Report that inspects the course notation registry, flags symbol conflicts, defines a pedagogical goal, and establishes a running empirical application. When run on an empty knowledge base, it proposes a starter stub to prevent deadlocks.

Drafting proceeds incrementally in batches of 5 to 10 slides once the outline receives approval. Strict constraints govern every slide: definitions require an applied example within two slides, colored boxes are capped at two per frame, and overlay tags like `\pause` are barred.

This tool scaffolds new slide decks rather than recompiling existing `.tex` files. It relies directly on `.claude/rules/knowledge-base-template.md` and `.claude/rules/content-invariants.md` residing in your project repository.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill create-lecture -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/create-lecture/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill create-lecture -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill create-lecture -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow create-lecture
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill create-lecture -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --path .claude/skills/create-lecture
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill create-lecture -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a Beamer lecture deck from research papers
- prevent notation conflicts across course slide decks
- generate TikZ diagrams and R figure code for lecture slides
- enforce pedagogical constraints like examples following definitions

## Example prompts
- create a lecture on instrumental variables from these papers
- scaffold a new Beamer file for topic 3 and check notation
- build me a lecture from these PDFs using the project template

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: create-lecture
description: Create a new Beamer lecture `.tex` from source papers and materials, with notation consistency checks and the project's preamble wired in. Use when user says "create a lecture on X", "new lecture from these papers", "start a deck on topic Y", "scaffold a new Beamer file", "build me a lecture from these PDFs". Scaffolds the full deck — NOT for compiling existing `.tex` (use `/compile-latex`).
argument-hint: "[Topic name]"
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob", "Write", "Edit", "Bash", "Agent", "Task"]
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Lecture Creation Workflow

Create a beautiful, pedagogically excellent Beamer lecture deck.

**This is a collaborative, iterative process. The instructor drives the vision; Claude is a thinking partner.**

---

## CONSTRAINTS (Non-Negotiable)

1. **Read the knowledge base FIRST** — notation registry, narrative arc, applications database
2. Every new symbol MUST be checked against the notation registry
3. Motivation before formalism — no exceptions
4. Worked example within 2 slides of every definition
5. Max 2 colored boxes per slide
6. No `\pause` or overlay commands (check project rules)
7. Transition slides at major conceptual pivots
8. Thread at least 1 running empirical application throughout
9. All citations verified against the bibliography
10. **Work in batches of 5-10 slides** — share for feedback, don't bulk-dump

---

## WORKFLOW

### Phase 0: Intake & Context (Pre-Flight Report required)

Read the inputs, then produce a Pre-Flight Report in your response before Phase 1 starts.

Inputs to read:
- `.claude/rules/knowledge-base-template.md` — notation registry, narrative arc, applications
- `.claude/rules/content-invariants.md` — INV-1..INV-8 govern slide content
- Any source papers / existing slides the user provided
- The previous lecture's `.tex` (last section + ending slide) if one exists

Required Pre-Flight Report block:

```markdown
## Pre-Flight Report

**Sources read:**
- [source 1]: [one-line takeaway — what notation, what result, what diagram]
- [source 2]: ...

**Notation registry check:**
- New symbols this lecture will introduce: [list]
- Symbols reused from prior lectures: [list, with the lecture each was introduced in]
- Conflicts detected: [none / specific clashes]

**Narrative position:** [Where does this lecture sit in the course arc? What did the previous lecture end on? What does the next lecture need you to set up?]

**Pedagogical goal:** [one sentence]

**Running application:** [which real-world example threads through this deck]
```

State the pedagogical goal, get user confirmation, then proceed.
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