AI Conference Deadline Radar

Fast AI/ML conference deadline lookup and submission-window routing. Use when the user asks for AI conference deadlines, target venue timing, whether to subm...

Overview

This skill answers AI/ML conference deadline questions quickly without pretending that a radar page is official truth.

The core loop is intentionally small:

text

fast radar/index lookup
-> official verification for decision-critical venues
-> concise deadline table
-> venue pressure -> paper/sprint action

Use it for deadline questions, venue-window planning, and research sprint routing. Do not use it for general literature review unless the deadline affects submission planning.

Portable Assumptions

This skill must work after installation by a generic agent, not only inside WeHub/Hermes.

• It requires no API key, account, database, cron, private workspace, or WeHub local state.
• The helper script uses only Python standard-library modules.
• The helper script can run from the skill directory or by absolute installed path; do not assume the agent's current working directory is the skill folder.
• If the helper script cannot run, open the radar URLs manually and follow the same source hierarchy.
• If browsing/network access is unavailable, say which parts cannot be verified and label them unverified or historical_estimate; do not invent dates.

Source Hierarchy

Use references/source-policy.md when the answer affects a submission decision, a source conflicts, or a venue status is uncertain.

Short version:

1. Radar/index first for speed and discovery:
   • https://mlciv.com/ai-deadlines/?sub=ML,CV,CG,NLP,RO,SP,DM,AP,KR,HCI,EDU
   • https://ccfddl.com/conference/deadlines_zh.xml for structured CCFDDL RSS records
   • https://aideadlines.org/
   • https://aideadlin.es/
2. Official source for final decisions:
   • official conference CFP / dates page
   • OpenReview venue page or submission invitation
   • official submission site
   • official rolling-review calendar, for example ACL Rolling Review dates
3. Never treat historical dates as confirmed current-year dates.

Fast Lookup Workflow

1. Normalize the question

Identify:

• target venues, if named;
• year;
• paper area or candidate, if provided;
• whether the user needs a quick radar answer or a submission decision.

If the user says "this paper", "today", "next two months", or asks where to submit, treat it as a planning decision and verify official sources.

2. Run the fast radar pass

If terminal access is available, run the helper from the skill directory:

bash

python scripts/fetch_deadline_sources.py --query "AAAI ICLR AISTATS CLeaR WSDM" --timeout 3

If the current working directory is elsewhere, call the installed helper by absolute path:

bash

python /path/to/ai-conference-deadline-radar/scripts/fetch_deadline_sources.py --query "AAAI ICLR AISTATS CLeaR WSDM" --timeout 3

The helper uses short timeouts, concurrent fetches, and a temp cache. It returns snippets plus candidate_links from radar pages to speed up official-source verification. Treat those links as leads, not final authority. Four-digit years help rank snippets and candidate links, but year-specific queries stay venue-anchored when venues are named.

The helper includes a small built-in normalizer for core venue aliases and deadline stages. It recognizes common aliases for venues such as AAAI/ICLR/AISTATS/CLeaR/WSDM/ACL/ARR/EACL/EMNLP/NeurIPS/ICML/CVPR, and canonicalizes stages such as abstract, full, supplement/code, rebuttal, notification, and camera-ready.

For CCFDDL, the helper reads the structured RSS feed and may return structured_records with venue, year, stage, deadline, timezone, rank/category hints, source URL, and source_kind: "radar_hint". Use those records for fast table assembly and lead selection; still verify official pages before labeling a date official_confirmed.

Preserve helper status labels exactly. A helper record with source_kind: "radar_hint" stays radar_hint in the answer even when source_url points to an official-looking site. Upgrade to official_confirmed only after you personally inspect an official CFP/OpenReview/submission page in the current turn and can cite that inspected page as the source.

When consuming --json, require helper_version: "0.1.0" and schema_version: "1" before relying on field names.

By default, the helper returns in fast mode after enough higher-priority radar sources succeed. Use --wait-all only when diagnosing source health or when the first sources are stale, missing, or contradictory.

If terminal access is unavailable, open mlciv/ai-deadlines first, then use one alternate radar source only if the first source is stale, missing, or ambiguous.

3. Verify decision-critical venues

Only verify official pages for venues that affect the user's decision; keep the target set small, usually 3-8 venues. Record:

• official URL;
• abstract deadline;
• full paper deadline;
• supplement/code deadline;
• timezone, usually AoE / UTC-12;
• notification / rebuttal if relevant;
• status: official_confirmed, historical_estimate, radar_hint, or unverified.

4. Convert dates into action

Do not stop at a date list. For each candidate or venue, say:

• urgency class;
• why the venue fits or does not fit;
• missing evidence before submission;
• kill signal;
• next 7 days action.

Urgency classes:

• P0-now: abstract/full deadline within 30 days or already in final-prep window.
• P1-sprint: 30-60 days; can decide a sprint.
• P2-mainline: 60-120 days; useful for method/experiment maturation.
• P3-watch: no official CFP, too far away, or not decision-critical.

Answer Format

Use the user's language by default; use Chinese for Gong/WeHub-facing work when the surrounding context is Chinese. Keep venue names, URLs, and status tags in English.

markdown

**结论**：...

| Venue | Status | Abstract | Full | Supp/Code | TZ | Source | Urgency |
|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|

**怎么排**：
1. ...
2. ...

**待核验**：
- ...

If asked "which conference should this paper target", use:

markdown

**推荐窗口**：...
**不推荐窗口**：...
**缺的证据**：...
**kill signal**：...
**next 7 days**：...

Hard Rules

• Do not cite mlciv, aideadlines, aideadlin.es, or ccfddl as final authority for a submission decision.
• Do not upgrade helper source_kind: "radar_hint" to official_confirmed just because the helper found an official-looking source_url.
• Do not merge abstract and full paper deadlines.
• Do not omit timezone.
• Do not convert historical dates into official current-year deadlines.
• Do not make an unbounded conference catalog when the user only needs 3-8 target venues.
• Do not recommend a venue only by topic label; account for evidence standard and submission package readiness.
• Do not depend on private local paths, Discord context, or WeHub state in a public-marketplace answer.