latex-posters · davila7 — Claude Code skill: research posters in LaTeX
A skill that walks your agent through building a conference or thesis poster in LaTeX: layout, colors, columns, figures.
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill scientific/latex-postersWhat latex-posters does
The skill covers three LaTeX poster packages: beamerposter, tikzposter and baposter. It ships a comparison of the three, ready templates under assets/, and reference files on layout, design and typography. The agent gets Read, Write, Edit and Bash, so it can open your .tex files, patch them and run the build.
Sizes are handled too: A0, A1, A2 and North American formats such as 36×48 inches, plus portrait or landscape. The skill describes the usual poster sections — title block with authors, background, methods, results, conclusions, references — and suggests type sizes for each.
It leans on a second skill, scientific-schematics, and suggests generating at least two diagrams with python scripts/generate_schematic.py "your diagram description" -o figures/output.png. Without that skill installed, the figure step is on you.
What it helps with
- build an A0 conference poster from a template
- split research results across three columns
- pick a high-contrast palette readable from a distance
- place figures and tables into the poster grid
- turn a paper into a visual summary for a defense
Example prompts for the agent
- build an A0 poster from the beamerposter template, three columns
- convert this tikzposter to landscape 36×48 inches
- check the title and body font sizes in my poster
How to install latex-posters
1claude-code-templates
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill scientific/latex-posters2Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill latex-posters -a claude-code3Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/latex-posters/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/latex-posters/
Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/latex-posters/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/latex-posters/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates latex-posters2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/latex-posters/SKILL.mdPlatform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/scientific/latex-postersManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/latex-posters/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Claude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about latex-posters
How do I install latex-posters in Claude?
Use the template catalog: npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill scientific/latex-posters. The other route is npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill latex-posters -a claude-code. The skill file then sits at ~/.claude/skills/latex-posters/SKILL.md.
What does latex-posters do?
It guides an agent through building a research poster in LaTeX: picking a package, setting the column grid and palette, sizing type and arranging sections. It works with beamerposter, tikzposter and baposter.
Which LaTeX packages are supported?
beamerposter for traditional academic posters, tikzposter for modern layouts with custom graphics, baposter for box-based multi-column designs. Templates exist for each.
Similar skills
All skills for Science and research →latex-posters by other authors comes first.
