paper-talk

# Paper Talk: End-to-End Conference Talk Pipeline Workflow: from a completed paper to a conference-ready talk artifact — slide outline, Beamer source, editable PPTX, speaker notes, full talk script, polished visuals, and assurance checks. Pipeline target: **$ARGUMENTS** ## Assurance Ladder The skill takes an explicit `— assurance:` argument; default is `polished`. | Level | Phases run | Use when | |---|---|---| | `draft` | 0 → 1 → 2 → 5 → 6 | Internal practice talk; quick first-pass deck | | `polished` (default) | 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 5 → 6 | Lab seminar, workshop, default conference talk | | `conference-ready` (or `submission`) | 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → **4** → 5 → 6 | Top-venue oral / spotlight where slide claims are scrutinised; or anonymous submission | Phase 4 (assurance checks) is opt-in via `— assurance: conference-ready`. The lower levels skip claim / citation / anonymity audits, which is correct when content has already been audited at the paper-writing stage. ## Hard Invariants These are non-negotiable across all phases: 1. **Original paper is read-only.** This workflow consumes the paper directory; it never modifies `paper/main.tex` or other paper artifacts. 2. **Original deck is preserved.** `/paper-slides` produces a baseline deck; `/slides-polish` writes a `_polished` versioned copy. The original Beamer + PPTX are never overwritten. 3. **Speaker notes are byte-stable.** Polish must not change `slide.notes_slide` content. Phase 4 verifies this. 4. **No new content an...