CCF Submission Checker
Family File Contract
Before writing, resolve the canonical output and one stable working directory per task/artifact. Reuse explicit or established task paths; otherwise use project-root ccfa-workfiles/<purpose>/<artifact-id>/, with source/, assets/, cache/, and build/ only as needed. Update current files in place; do not scatter intermediates or create iteration copies. Preserve inputs and required evidence; clean only verified disposable files created by this task. Use UTF-8 text I/O and check Chinese text after saving or rendering. For file work, apply artifact-contracts.md and reuse the same paths across skill transitions.
Collaboration Contract
Before specialist execution, read and apply ccf-humanization first, then ccf-common. At every handoff, reuse their applicable active rules or refresh missing/changed ones. Both preflights are required even without prose; detailed editing, experiment, and maintenance modes run only when relevant.
Keep one integrating owner and actively use other skills to resolve missing prerequisites or check material findings. Reuse applicable evidence; do not skip necessary groundwork to save tokens. Before finalizing, integrate contributions and verify affected results. Follow the conditional cooperation routes; avoid unrelated stages and duplicate reports.
Core Rule
Treat submission as a build, venue-policy, page-budget, and artifact-readiness gate. Use local venue guides for expected rules, then require official-policy freshness for final decisions. Do not rewrite paper content.
Modes
venue-format: template, page limit, anonymity, author block, supplementary and camera-ready rules.package-check: LaTeX/PDF build, metadata, fonts, page count, file structure, and submission checklist.artifact: code/data/model release plan, environment, seeds, hardware, licenses, artifact README, and reproducibility appendix.full: venue + package + artifact.
Workflow
- Identify venue/year/track, submission mode, project directory, TeX/PDF files, supplementary/artifact files, and deadline pressure.
- Read
ccfa.yamlwhen available. If absent, proceed with supplied files and state that project-state tracking is unavailable. - For venue questions, read
../ccf-paper-writer/references/venue-guides/index.mdand the specific venue guide before checking official freshness. - For package checks, inspect the actual TeX/PDF/build output, page accounting for the exact venue/year/track, anonymity, fonts, metadata, references, and applicable required forms. For ICLR 2027, apply the matched guide's year-specific template, stage-specific page budget, and AI-use statement/form checks; unconfirmed usage facts remain not verified. Read logs and affected pages; do not infer a successful build from file presence.
- For artifact checks, build a reproducibility checklist: code, data, models, environment, seeds, hardware, license, access restrictions, and README.
- Hand off to
ccf-paper-writerfor text/page rewrites: compression when over limit, substantive expansion when actual explanation is missing, and normal polishing when within budget. Hand off toccf-experiment-designerfor missing reproducibility experiments,ccf-visual-composerfor figure/table float order, caption placement, font, clipping, palette, or visual readability fixes, andccf-rebuttal-writerfor post-review response packaging.
Output Contract
textMode: Venue and rule freshness: Files checked: Pass/fail checklist: Build/package issues: Anonymity/page/font/metadata issues: Length budget status: Artifact/reproducibility issues: Required fixes: Next CCFA owner:
Check Scope
Follow ../ccf-common/references/handoff-modes.md and ../ccf-common/references/task-modes.md. Run checks relevant to the requested mode and actual artifacts. Distinguish pass, fail, not applicable, and not verified; missing tools do not imply passing or failure. Record the official rule URL and the date checked. Reuse the project build configuration and place generated logs/previews in the established or shared task build directory. Update the canonical readiness report in place and distinguish old PDFs from successful current builds. Recheck only affected build surfaces after a fix. Underfilling a page budget alone is not a venue violation. Do not upload or submit files merely because a readiness check was requested.

