focs-workflow
Use when planning a FOCS (IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science) cycle end to end — working backward from the April 1 deadline, managing the live post-submission summer of the 2026 cycle, coordinating with the STOC beat, preparing the November conference, and scheduling a FOCS 2027 attempt.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill focs-workflow --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# FOCS Workflow The FOCS year is anchored in spring: the 2026 cycle closed submissions on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC) on `focs26.hotcrp.com`, for a conference in New York on November 8–11, 2026 (67th edition, checked 2026-07-08). As of that check date the cycle is in its post-submission phase: papers are with the program committee, notification and camera-ready dates were not yet published (待核实), and the workshop-proposal window is open. This skill manages both the live phases and the planning of the next attempt. ## The 2026 cycle, seen from mid-July | Phase | Status at 2026-07-08 | Author actions | |---|---|---| | Submission (Apr 1, 5 PM EDT) | Closed | None — do not contact reviewers | | PC evaluation (spring–summer) | In progress | Keep the arXiv/ECCC version stable; log any bug fixes separately | | Notification | Date 待核实 (historically midsummer) | Pre-draft both outcomes: camera-ready plan and resubmission memo | | Workshop proposals | Open until **July 31, 2026 AoE** (to the workshop chairs; decisions August 14) | Consider proposing a Sunday Nov 8 workshop independent of paper outcome | | Camera-ready | Date 待核实 (acceptance packet controls) | Reserve a
- The 2026 cycle, seen from mid-July
- Backward plan for a FOCS 2027 attempt
- Coordinating the two-flagship year
- Owner matrix for a multi-author paper
- The workshop lane, run in parallel
- Rhythm failure modes, named
What does the focs-workflow skill do?
Use when planning a FOCS (IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science) cycle end to end — working backward from the April 1 deadline, managing the live post-submission summer of the 2026 cycle, coordinating with the STOC beat, preparing the November conference, and scheduling a FOCS 2027 attempt.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill focs-workflow --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.