Beamer Academic

Drop your thesis in, get defense slides out. 论文丢进来，答辩 PPT 自动生成。

AI Skill for Claude Code / Codex · 13 Layouts · 5 Color Schemes · Works Out of the Box

Quick Start · Gallery · Layouts · Example · Customization

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[!TIP] EN — Give it your thesis (PDF / Word / LaTeX), say "make my defense slides", and get a ready-to-present Beamer PDF. No LaTeX knowledge required.

中文 — 把论文扔进来，说"帮我做答辩PPT"，就能拿到一份可以直接上台答辩的 Beamer 幻灯片。不需要会 LaTeX，不需要手动排版。

✨ What It Does / 这是什么

An AI Skill (plugin) for Claude Code / Codex that turns your thesis into professional Beamer slides through a fully automated pipeline:

一个 Claude Code / Codex 的 AI Skill（插件），通过全自动管道将论文转化为专业 Beamer 幻灯片：

Thesis / 论文  →  Extract / 素材提取  →  Outline / 大纲  →  Generate / 内容生成  →  PDF

You only confirm the outline. Everything else is automatic.
你只需确认大纲，其余全部自动完成。

🖼️ Gallery / 效果展示

Auto-generated from Attention Is All You Need → full source & PDF

以下为从 Attention Is All You Need 自动生成的示例 → 完整源码和 PDF

🎯 Features / 特性

🚀 Quick Start / 快速开始

Installation / 安装

# Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/Faust-Donf/beamer-academic.git ~/.claude/skills/beamer-academic

# Codex
git clone https://github.com/Faust-Donf/beamer-academic.git ~/.codex/skills/beamer-academic

Prerequisites / 前置依赖

# macOS
brew install --cask mactex-no-gui

# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt install texlive-xetex texlive-lang-chinese texlive-fonts-recommended

# Fedora
sudo dnf install texlive-xetex texlive-xecjk

# Windows (WSL)
sudo apt install texlive-xetex texlive-lang-chinese

[!NOTE] No LaTeX installed? The Skill will guide you through setup.
没装 LaTeX？Skill 会引导你配置环境。

Input Format / 论文输入格式

Format		Notes
.tex	⭐⭐⭐	Best / 首选 — figures & formulas reused directly / 图片公式直接复用
.docx	⭐⭐⭐	Great / 推荐 — full image quality / 图片质量完整
.pdf	⚠️	Not recommended / 不推荐 — quality loss / 有损耗

[!IMPORTANT] If you have the source file (Word / LaTeX), use that instead of PDF.
如果有 Word 或 LaTeX 源文件，请优先使用，不要转成 PDF。

Usage / 使用

mkdir my-defense && cp thesis.docx my-defense/ && cd my-defense

Then say / 然后说:

"Make my defense slides"  or  "帮我做答辩PPT"

Or type / 或输入: /beamer-academic

The Skill asks a few questions (university, name, advisor, color), then runs the full pipeline automatically.
Skill 会问几个基本信息（学校、姓名、导师、配色），然后全自动跑完。

⚙️ How It Works / 工作流程

Thesis / 论文 ──┐
                ▼
     ┌──────────────────┐
     │  Extract / 素材   │  Figures, tables, formulas, structure
     └────────┬─────────┘
              ▼
     ┌──────────────────┐
     │  Outline / 大纲   │  Auto-assigns 13 layout types
     └────────┬─────────┘
              ▼
     ┌──────────────────┐
     │  ★ Confirm / 确认 │  ← Only manual step (say "ok")
     └────────┬─────────┘
              ▼
     ┌──────────────────┐
     │  Generate / 生成  │  Fills layout templates page by page
     └────────┬─────────┘
              ▼
     ┌──────────────────┐
     │  Compile / 编译   │  xelatex × 2
     └────────┬─────────┘
              ▼
     ┌──────────────────┐
     │  Edit Loop / 修改 │  "P7 too dense" → auto-split & recompile
     └──────────────────┘

📐 Layouts / 版式库

13 battle-tested academic layouts / 13 种经过实战验证的学术版式:

Layout / 版式	File	When / 何时用
Cover / 封面	cover.tex	First page / 第一页
TOC / 目录	toc.tex	Second page / 第二页
Section Divider / 章节分隔	section-divider.tex	Chapter start / 每章开头
Text Only / 纯文段	text-only.tex	Background, motivation / 背景、动机
Text + Image Right / 左文右图	text-left-image-right.tex	Text-driven / 文字为主
Image + Text Right / 左图右文	image-left-text-right.tex	Image-driven / 图为主
Formula / 公式	formula.tex	Equations / 模型定义
Table / 表格	table.tex	Results / 实验结果
Full Image / 满版图	full-image.tex	Large diagrams / 大图
Conclusion / 结论框	conclusion-box.tex	Key findings / 核心结论
Transition / 过渡	transition.tex	Bridge / 承上启下
List / 列表	list.tex	Contributions / 创新点
Thanks / 致谢	thanks.tex	Final page / 最后一页

See layouts/_registry.yaml for detailed layout definitions.

🎨 Color Schemes / 配色方案

# assets/config.yaml
color_scheme: "blue"   # blue | red | green | purple | teal

Scheme / 方案	Color / 色值	For / 推荐
🔵 Blue / 蓝	rgb(26, 58, 92)	STEM / 理工科 (default)
🔴 Red / 红	rgb(139, 0, 0)	Humanities / 人文社科
🟢 Green / 绿	rgb(0, 100, 60)	Agriculture, Env / 农林环境
🟣 Purple / 紫	rgb(75, 0, 110)	Arts / 文科艺术
🔷 Teal / 青	rgb(0, 80, 100)	Medicine / 医学海洋

🛠️ Customization / 自定义

Your University / 换成自己学校

# assets/config.yaml
institution:
  name: "Your University / 你的大学"
  department: "Your Department / 你的学院"
  logo: "your-logo.png"
  gate_image: "your-gate.png"   # Thanks page (optional / 可选)

color_scheme: "red"

Add New Layouts / 添加新版式

1. Add a layout section in references/layouts.md
2. Register in references/layout-registry.yaml (define when and slots)
3. Done / 完成

🤔 Why Beamer? / 为什么用 Beamer？

Many AI tools generate slides as images. This project uses LaTeX/Beamer — a deliberate choice validated through real defenses.

市面上不少 AI PPT 工具走图片生成路线。本项目选择 LaTeX/Beamer，是经过真实答辩验证的选择。

Dimension / 维度	Beamer Academic	Image-based / 图片生成
Academic safety / 学术安全	Template-constrained, advisor-approved style模板约束，不会"一看就是AI"	Unpredictable style视觉不确定
Accuracy / 准确性	Extracts original figures & formulas原图原公式	May contain errors可能有误
Editability / 可编辑	Full .tex source control源码完全可控	Hard to modify locally改动困难
Reproducibility / 可复现	Same .tex = same PDF永远一致	Different each time每次不同

Best For / 适合谁

✅	❌
Thesis defense / 毕业答辩	Business pitches / 商业路演
Proposal defense / 开题报告	Product launches / 产品发布
Conference talks / 学术会议	Creative presentations / 创意设计
Lab meetings / 组会汇报

📁 Project Structure / 项目结构

beamer-academic/
├── SKILL.md                    # Main skill file (AI reads this)
├── references/
│   ├── layouts.md              # 13 layout LaTeX skeletons
│   ├── layout-registry.yaml   # Layout selection rules
│   └── tex-header.md          # .tex preamble template
├── assets/
│   ├── beamerthemeAcademic.sty # Beamer theme file
│   └── config.yaml            # User config template
├── scripts/
│   ├── compile.sh             # Compilation script
│   └── extract_figures.py     # Figure extraction (PDF/DOCX/LaTeX)
├── examples/
│   └── transformer/           # Full working example (26 pages)
├── docs/                      # Screenshot gallery
└── README.md

📈 Star History

🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md.

欢迎贡献！请参阅 CONTRIBUTING.md。

👤 Author / 作者

Faustus · Xiaohongshu / 小红书

📄 License

MIT