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Create Lecture is an Agent Skill for documents published in the brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Create new Beamer lecture from papers and materials. Guided workflow with notation consistency.

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How to use this skill

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  1. Open your project in Codex.
  2. Copy and paste the prompt below.
  3. Review files and risks before approving any action.
Prompt to paste
Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/12-pedrohcgs-claude-code-my-workflow/dot-claude/skills/create-lecture/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/create-lecture, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

Copying this prompt does not install or run the skill. Review third-party files before use.

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

  • Read knowledge base and creation guide
  • Inventory provided materials (papers, slides, code)
  • Read previous lecture's structure and ending
  • State pedagogical goal, get user confirmation

Phase 1: Paper Analysis (When Papers Provided)

  • Split into chunks, extract key ideas
  • Map paper notation → course notation
  • Identify slide-worthy content
  • Present summary for approval

Phase 2: Structure Proposal

  • Propose outline (5-Act or 3-Part template)
  • List TikZ diagrams and R figures needed
  • List new notation to introduce
  • GATE: User approves before Phase 3

Phase 3: Draft Slides (Iterative)

  • Work in batches of 5-10 slides
  • Check notation, apply creation patterns
  • Quality checks during drafting

Phase 4: Figures & Code

  • R scripts following conventions
  • TikZ diagrams in Beamer source (single source of truth)
  • Save RDS for future Quarto integration

Phase 5: Polish & Compile

  • Full 3-pass compilation
  • Run Devil's Advocate
  • Run Substance Review (if domain reviewer configured)
  • Update knowledge base with new notation

Post-Creation Checklist

[ ] Lecture compiles without errors
[ ] No overfull hbox > 10pt
[ ] All citations resolve
[ ] Every definition has motivation + worked example
[ ] Max 2 colored boxes per slide
[ ] 2-3 Socratic questions embedded
[ ] Transition slides between sections
[ ] At least 1 running application threaded throughout
[ ] New notation added to knowledge base
[ ] Session log updated
[ ] Devil's Advocate run