Template Guide

Template Guide

Venue templates are LaTeX style files that format papers for specific conferences and journals. Sisyphus Academica supports 5 venues, but all template directories are currently stubs — contributions are welcome.

Current Venues

Venue	Path	Status
NeurIPS	templates/neurips/	🟢 Template stub
ICML	templates/icml/	🟢 Template stub
ICLR	templates/iclr/	🟢 Template stub
Nature	templates/nature/	🟢 Template stub
arXiv	templates/arxiv/	🟢 Template stub

How to Add a Template

Step 1: Create the Directory

templates/<venue>/
├── <venue>.sty          # Style file (required)
├── <venue>.cls          # Class file (if applicable)
├── sample.tex           # Minimal working example (required)
├── references.bib       # Sample bibliography
└── figures/             # Sample figures (if applicable)

Step 2: Download Official Files

Get the official template from the venue's website or Overleaf:

• NeurIPS: https://nips.cc/Conferences — author kit
• ICML: https://icml.cc — author kit
• ICLR: https://iclr.cc — author kit
• Nature: Overleaf template gallery
• arXiv: No strict template — minimal LaTeX

Step 3: Add a Sample Paper

Create sample.tex that:

• Uses the template style
• Includes a title, author, abstract, sections, figures, bibliography
• Compiles without errors

Step 4: Test Compilation

# Using Docker
docker compose --profile latex run latex pdflatex templates/<venue>/sample.tex
docker compose --profile latex run latex bibtex templates/<venue>/sample
docker compose --profile latex run latex pdflatex templates/<venue>/sample.tex
docker compose --profile latex run latex pdflatex templates/<venue>/sample.tex

Step 5: Register in the Formatter

Edit subagents/formatter.md to add the new venue:

- **<Venue>**: `templates/<venue>/<file>.cls` + `<file>.tex`

Step 6: Register in agent-config.json

Add the agent entry:

"formatter-<venue>": {
  "model": "9router/opencode-free",
  "variant": "fast",
  "description": "Formats papers for <Venue> submission",
  ...
}

Template Requirements

Each template directory should include:

File	Required	Purpose
<venue>.sty	Yes	LaTeX style file
<venue>.cls	No	LaTeX class file (alternative to .sty)
sample.tex	Yes	Working example showing all features
references.bib	Recommended	Sample bibliography entries
figures/	Recommended	Sample figures at correct dimensions
README.md	Recommended	Notes on template version, quirks, known issues

Testing Checklist

• pdflatex sample.tex compiles without errors
• bibtex sample runs successfully
• Two-pass pdflatex resolves all references
• Output matches venue page limits
• Figures render at correct resolution
• Fonts match venue requirements