docs: update C3 links for arxiv release

Author: Battam1111

CITATION.cff

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cff-version: 1.2.0
-message: "If you use this software, please cite our paper."
+message: "If you use this software, please cite our arXiv paper."
 title: "C3: Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in LLM Collaboration"
 type: software
 license: Apache-2.0
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ keywords:
   - large language models
   - counterfactual evaluation
   - RLHF infrastructure
-date-released: "2026-02-11"
+date-released: "2026-03-10"
 preferred-citation:
   type: article
   title: "Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in LLM Collaboration"
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ preferred-citation:
     - family-names: Zhang
       given-names: Wei
   year: 2026
-  notes: "Submitted manuscript dated March 6, 2026; public arXiv link pending."
+  journal: "arXiv"
+  doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2603.06859
+  url: "https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859"
+  notes: "arXiv:2603.06859 [cs.LG, cs.AI]."

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   <p><strong>Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment</strong></p>
   <p>
     <a href="https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Project-Page-B24A2F" alt="Project Page"></a>
-    <a href="https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/arXiv-Public%20Posting%20Pending-7B2F1A" alt="arXiv public posting pending"></a>
+    <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/arXiv-2603.06859-B31B1B" alt="arXiv 2603.06859"></a>
+    <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.06859"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/PDF-arXiv%20Paper-7B2F1A" alt="arXiv PDF"></a>
     <a href="docs/IMPLEMENTATION_AUDIT.md"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Paper-Implementation%20Audit-8A2BE2" alt="Paper Implementation Audit"></a>
     <a href="docs/RELEASE_POLICY.md"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Release-Policy-0A66C2" alt="Release Policy"></a>
     <a href=".github/workflows/ci-lite.yml"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/CI-Lite%20Gate-2EA043" alt="CI Lite Gate"></a>
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
   </p>
   <p>
     <a href="https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/">Project Page</a> |
+    <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859">arXiv</a> |
+    <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.06859">PDF</a> |
     <a href="docs/GETTING_STARTED.md">Getting Started</a> |
     <a href="docs/CODE_MAP.md">Code Map</a> |
     <a href="docs/IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.md">Implementation Checklist</a> |
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@
 
 Reference implementation for the paper **Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in LLM Collaboration**.
 
-Paper status: submitted to arXiv on March 6, 2026; public posting pending moderation. The companion project page is available at [eit-east-lab.github.io/C3](https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/).
+Paper status: now available on arXiv as [2603.06859](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859). The companion project page is available at [eit-east-lab.github.io/C3](https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/), and the official PDF is available [here](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.06859).
 
 ## TL;DR
 
@@ -84,6 +87,8 @@ Corresponding local directories (`data/`, `artifacts/`, `ckpt/`, `runs/`, `wandb
 ## Quick Navigation
 
 - **Project Page**: [C3 Paper Page](https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/)
+- **Paper**: [arXiv Abstract](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859)
+- **PDF**: [arXiv PDF](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.06859)
 - **New User**: [Getting Started Guide](docs/GETTING_STARTED.md)
 - **Code Layout**: [Code Map](docs/CODE_MAP.md)
 - **Paper-to-Code Mapping**: [Implementation Audit](docs/IMPLEMENTATION_AUDIT.md)
@@ -258,10 +263,13 @@ We deeply appreciate the open-source community for their foundational work. In p
 If you find this repository or paper useful for your research, please cite:
 
 ```bibtex
-@article{chen2026contextual,
+@misc{chen2026contextualcounterfactualcreditassignment,
   title={Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in LLM Collaboration},
-  author={Chen, Yanjun and Sun, Yirong and Wang, Hanlin and Zhang, Xinming and Shen, Xiaoyu and Li, Wenjie and Zhang, Wei},
-  journal={arXiv preprint},
-  year={2026}
+  author={Yanjun Chen and Yirong Sun and Hanlin Wang and Xinming Zhang and Xiaoyu Shen and Wenjie Li and Wei Zhang},
+  year={2026},
+  eprint={2603.06859},
+  archivePrefix={arXiv},
+  primaryClass={cs.LG},
+  url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859}
 }
 ```

project-page/assets/C3.bib

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-@article{chen2026contextual,
+@misc{chen2026contextualcounterfactualcreditassignment,
   title={Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in LLM Collaboration},
-  author={Chen, Yanjun and Sun, Yirong and Wang, Hanlin and Zhang, Xinming and Shen, Xiaoyu and Li, Wenjie and Zhang, Wei},
-  journal={arXiv preprint},
+  author={Yanjun Chen and Yirong Sun and Hanlin Wang and Xinming Zhang and Xiaoyu Shen and Wenjie Li and Wei Zhang},
   year={2026},
-  note={Submitted manuscript, public arXiv link pending}
+  eprint={2603.06859},
+  archivePrefix={arXiv},
+  primaryClass={cs.LG},
+  url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859}
 }

project-page/index.html

@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
   <meta property="og:title" content="C3 - Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment">
   <meta
     property="og:description"
-    content="Decision-level credit assignment for collaborative LLM systems via fixed-context replay and leave-one-out baselines."
+    content="Now on arXiv as 2603.06859: decision-level credit assignment for collaborative LLM systems via fixed-context replay and leave-one-out baselines."
   >
   <meta property="og:image" content="https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/assets/figs/C3-Logo.png">
   <meta property="og:image:alt" content="C3 logo for the project page">
   <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
   <meta name="twitter:title" content="C3 - Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment">
   <meta
     name="twitter:description"
-    content="Project page for C3: decision-level credit assignment for multi-agent reinforcement learning in LLM collaboration."
+    content="Now on arXiv as 2603.06859: decision-level credit assignment for multi-agent reinforcement learning in LLM collaboration."
   >
   <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://eit-east-lab.github.io/C3/assets/figs/C3-Logo.png">
   <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="assets/figs/C3-Logo.png">
@@ -67,16 +67,21 @@ <h1>Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Le
 
           <div class="hero-actions">
             <a class="button button-primary" href="https://github.com/EIT-EAST-Lab/C3">Code</a>
+            <a class="button" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859">arXiv Abstract</a>
+            <a class="button" href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.06859">PDF</a>
             <a class="button" href="https://github.com/EIT-EAST-Lab/C3/blob/main/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md">Getting Started</a>
             <a class="button" href="https://github.com/EIT-EAST-Lab/C3/blob/main/docs/IMPLEMENTATION_AUDIT.md">Implementation Audit</a>
-            <a class="button" href="#paper-status">Paper Status</a>
+            <a class="button" href="#citation">Citation</a>
           </div>
 
           <div class="status-strip" id="paper-status">
             <div class="status-card">
               <span class="status-label">Status</span>
-              <strong>Submitted to arXiv; public posting pending moderation</strong>
-              <p>This page reflects the March 6, 2026 submission manuscript. The public arXiv link will be added once it is live.</p>
+              <strong>Now on arXiv as 2603.06859</strong>
+              <p>
+                Read the official abstract <a class="inline-link" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859">on arXiv</a>
+                or download the paper <a class="inline-link" href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.06859">here</a>.
+              </p>
             </div>
             <div class="status-card">
               <span class="status-label">Setting</span>
@@ -348,30 +353,34 @@ <h2>Use C3 in your work</h2>
         <div class="citation-layout">
           <div class="citation-copy">
             <p>
-              If C3 or this repository helps your research, please cite the manuscript below. The arXiv identifier can be
-              filled in once the public posting is available.
+              If C3 or this repository helps your research, please cite the official arXiv paper below.
             </p>
             <div class="citation-actions">
               <button class="button button-primary" id="copy-bibtex" type="button">Copy BibTeX</button>
               <a class="button" href="assets/C3.bib">Download BibTeX</a>
+              <a class="button" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859">Open arXiv</a>
             </div>
             <p class="copy-status" id="copy-status" aria-live="polite"></p>
           </div>
-          <pre class="citation-block" id="bibtex"><code>@article{chen2026contextual,
+          <pre class="citation-block" id="bibtex"><code>@misc{chen2026contextualcounterfactualcreditassignment,
   title={Contextual Counterfactual Credit Assignment for Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in LLM Collaboration},
-  author={Chen, Yanjun and Sun, Yirong and Wang, Hanlin and Zhang, Xinming and Shen, Xiaoyu and Li, Wenjie and Zhang, Wei},
-  journal={arXiv preprint},
+  author={Yanjun Chen and Yirong Sun and Hanlin Wang and Xinming Zhang and Xiaoyu Shen and Wenjie Li and Wei Zhang},
   year={2026},
-  note={Submitted manuscript, public arXiv link pending}
+  eprint={2603.06859},
+  archivePrefix={arXiv},
+  primaryClass={cs.LG},
+  url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859}
 }</code></pre>
         </div>
       </section>
     </main>
 
     <footer class="footer">
-      <p>C3 project page for the March 6, 2026 preprint manuscript.</p>
+      <p>C3 project page for the arXiv paper 2603.06859.</p>
       <div class="footer-links">
         <a href="https://github.com/EIT-EAST-Lab/C3">Repository</a>
+        <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06859">arXiv</a>
+        <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.06859">PDF</a>
         <a href="assets/C3.bib">BibTeX</a>
         <a href="https://github.com/EIT-EAST-Lab/C3/blob/main/README.md">README</a>
         <a href="https://github.com/EIT-EAST-Lab/C3/blob/main/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md">Docs</a>