latex-document-skill

name latex-document-skill description Universal LaTeX document skill: create, compile, and convert any document to professional PDF with PNG previews. Supports resumes, reports, cover letters, invoices, academic papers, theses/dissertations, academic CVs, presentations (Beamer), scientific posters, formal letters, exams/quizzes, books, cheat sheets, reference cards, exam formula sheets, fillable PDF forms (hyperref form fields), conditional content (etoolbox toggles), mail merge from CSV/JSON (Jinja2 templates), version diffing (latexdiff), charts (pgfplots + matplotlib), tables (booktabs + CSV import), images (TikZ), Mermaid diagrams, AI-generated images, watermarks, landscape pages, bibliography/citations (BibTeX/biblatex), multi-language/CJK (auto XeLaTeX), algorithms/pseudocode, colored boxes (tcolorbox), SI units (siunitx), Pandoc format conversion (Markdown/DOCX/HTML ↔ LaTeX), and PDF-to-LaTeX conversion of handwritten or printed documents (math, business, legal, general). Compile script supports pdflatex, xelatex, lualatex with auto-detection, latexmk backend, texfot log filtering, PDF/A output, and verbosity control (--verbose/--quiet). Empirically optimized scaling: single agent 1-10 pages, split 11-20, batch-7 pipeline 21+. Use when user asks to: (1) create a resume/CV/cover letter, (2) write a LaTeX document, (3) create PDF with tables/charts/images, (4) compile a .tex file, (5) make a report/invoice/presentation, (6) anything involving LaTeX or pdflatex, (7) convert/OCR a PDF to LaTeX, (8) convert handwritten notes, (9) create charts/graphs/diagrams, (10) create slides, (11) write a thesis or dissertation, (12) create an academic CV, (13) create a poster, (14) create an exam/quiz, (15) create a book, (16) convert between document formats (Markdown, DOCX, HTML to/from LaTeX), (17) generate Mermaid diagrams for LaTeX, (18) create a formal business letter, (19) create a cheat sheet or reference card, (20) create an exam formula sheet or crib sheet, (21) condense lecture notes/PDFs into a cheat sheet, (22) create a fillable PDF form with text fields/checkboxes/dropdowns, (23) create a document with conditional content/toggles (show/hide sections), (24) generate batch/mail-merge documents from CSV/JSON data, (25) create a version diff PDF (latexdiff) highlighting changes between documents, (26) create a homework or assignment submission with problems and solutions, (27) create a lab report with data tables, graphs, and error analysis, (28) encrypt or password-protect a PDF, (29) merge multiple PDFs into one, (30) optimize/compress a PDF for web or email, (31) lint or check a LaTeX document for common issues, (32) count words in a LaTeX document, (33) analyze document statistics (figures, tables, citations), (34) fetch BibTeX from a DOI, (35) convert a Graphviz .dot file to PDF/PNG, (36) convert a PlantUML .puml file to PDF/PNG, (37) create a one-pager/fact sheet/executive summary, (38) create a datasheet or product specification sheet, (39) extract pages from a PDF (page ranges, odd/even), (40) check LaTeX package availability before compiling, (41) analyze citations and cross-reference with .bib files, (42) debug LaTeX compilation errors, (43) make a document accessible (PDF/A, tagged PDF), (44) create lecture notes or course handouts, (45) fill an existing PDF form (fillable fields or non-fillable with annotations), (46) extract text or tables from a PDF (pdfplumber, pypdf), (47) OCR a scanned PDF to text (pytesseract), (48) create a PDF programmatically with reportlab (Canvas, Platypus), (49) rotate or crop PDF pages (pypdf), (50) add a watermark to an existing PDF, (51) extract metadata from a PDF (title, author, subject). LaTeX Document Skill Create any LaTeX document, compile to PDF, and generate PNG previews. Convert PDFs of any type to LaTeX. Workflow: Create Documents Determine document type (resume, report, letter, invoice, article, thesis, academic CV, presentation, poster, exam, book, cheat sheet) If the target is an IEEE journal / Transactions / IEEE two-column paper: Read references/ieee-journal-twocolumn-guide.md before choosing a template. Start from examples/ieee-twocolumn-sample.tex for a working IEEEtran baseline and use examples/ieee-twocolumn.png / examples/ieee-twocolumn-p1.png / examples/ieee-twocolumn-p2.png as visual references. If poster: Run the poster sub-workflow (see Poster Sub-Workflow below), then skip to step 5. If cheat sheet / reference card: Run the cheat sheet sub-workflow (see Cheat Sheet / Reference Card Sub-Workflow below), then skip to step 5. Ask the user which enrichment elements they want (use AskUserQuestion tool with multiSelect). Offer relevant options based on document type: AI-generated images -- custom illustrations, diagrams, photos (uses generate-image skill) Charts/graphs -- bar, line, pie, scatter, heatmap (pgfplots or matplotlib) Flowcharts/diagrams -- process flows, architecture, decision trees (TikZ or Mermaid) Citations/bibliography -- academic references, footnotes, works cited (BibTeX/biblatex) Tables with data -- comparison matrices, financial data, statistics (booktabs) Watermarks -- DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or company logo background Skip this step for simple documents (cover letters, invoices) or when the user has already specified exactly what they want. Copy the appropriate template from assets/templates/ or write from scratch Customize content based on user requirements Generate external assets based on user's element choices: AI images: python3 <skill_path>/../generate-image/scripts/generate_image.py "prompt" --output ./outputs/figure.png matplotlib charts: python3 <skill_path>/scripts/generate_chart.py <type> --data '<json>' --output chart.png Mermaid diagrams: bash <skill_path>/scripts/mermaid_to_image.sh diagram.mmd output.png For documents 5+ pages: Review the Long-Form Document Anti-Patterns section and run the Content Generation Checklist before compiling. Key rules: prefer prose over bullets, include global list compaction, escape < / > in text mode, vary section formats, limit \newpage , size images at 0.75-0.85 textwidth. Compile with scripts/compile_latex.sh (auto-detects XeLaTeX for CJK/RTL, glossaries, bibliography) Show PNG preview to user, deliver PDF Poster Sub-Workflow When the user requests a poster: read references/poster-design-guide.md for the complete workflow including conference size presets (NeurIPS/ICML/CVPR/ICLR dimensions), layout archetypes (Traditional/BetterPoster/Visual-Heavy), color schemes, and typography standards. Use poster.tex (portrait) or poster-landscape.tex (landscape). Ask the user for conference/orientation, layout style, and color scheme using AskUserQuestion, then proceed to step 5. Cheat Sheet / Reference Card Sub-Workflow When the user requests a cheat sheet, reference card, or formula sheet: Read references/cheatsheet-guide.md for the complete workflow including template selection, content budgets, typography rules, and the PDF-to-cheatsheet pipeline. Select template: cheatsheet.tex (general, 3-col landscape), cheatsheet-exam.tex (exam formula, 2-col portrait), or cheatsheet-code.tex (programming, 4-col landscape). Follow the guide's workflow steps, then return to main workflow step 5. Workflow: Mail Merge (Batch Personalized Documents) Generate N personalized documents from a LaTeX template + CSV/JSON data source using scripts/mail_merge.py . Template syntax: {{variable}} for simple substitution, Jinja2 ( << >> , <% %> ) for conditionals/loops. See assets/templates/mail-merge-letter.tex for an example. Full guide: references/interactive-features.md . Workflow: Version Diffing (latexdiff) Generate highlighted change-tracked PDFs using scripts/latex_diff.sh . Supports file-to-file diff, git revision diff, multi-file flatten, and custom markup styles. Full guide: references/interactive-features.md . Workflow: Convert Document Formats Convert between Markdown, DOCX, HTML, and LaTeX using scripts/convert_document.sh . Full guide: references/format-conversion.md . Workflow: Convert PDF to LaTeX Convert existing PDFs (handwritten notes, printed reports, legal docs) to LaTeX. Full pipeline: references/pdf-conversion.md . Quick steps : Split PDF into page images ( scripts/pdf_to_images.sh ), select a conversion profile, create shared preamble, apply scaling strategy, validate with scripts/validate_latex.py , concatenate, compile. Scaling strategy : 1-10 pages = single agent; 11-20 pages = split in half (2 agents); 21+ pages = batch-7 pipeline (ceil(N/7) agents with run_in_background: true ). Conversion profiles (in references/profiles/ ): math-notes.md (equations, theorems -- has beautiful mode), business-document.md (reports, memos), legal-document.md (contracts, statutes), general-notes.md (handwritten, mixed content). Workflow: Fill PDF Forms Fill existing PDF forms -- both fillable (with form fields) and non-fillable (image-based). Full guide: references/pdf-operations.md . Step 1: Check form type: python3 <skill_path>/scripts/pdf_check_form.py form.pdf If fillable (has form fields): # Extract field metadata python3 <skill_path>/scripts/pdf_extract_fields.py form.pdf field_info.json # Create field_values.json with values for each field, then fill python3 <skill_path>/scripts/pdf_fill_form.py form.pdf field_values.json output.pdf If non-fillable (no form fields): # Convert to images for visual analysis bash <skill_path>/scripts/pdf_to_images.sh form.pdf ./tmp/pages # Visually identify fields, create fields.json with bounding boxes # Validate bounding boxes (+ optional validation image) python3 <skill_path>/scripts/pdf_validate_boxes.py fields.json --image page_1.png --output validation.png --page 1 # Fill with text annotations python3 <skill_path>/scripts/pdf_fill_annotations.py form.pdf fields.json output.pdf Workflow: Advanced PDF Operations For text/table extraction (pdfplumber), OCR (pytesseract), programmatic PDF creation (reportlab), watermarking, page rotation/cropping, metadata extraction, JavaScript libraries (pdf-lib, pdfjs-dist), and batch processing, see references/pdf-operations.md . Compile Script # Basic compile (auto-detects engine) bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex # Compile + generate PNG previews bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --preview # Compile + PNG in specific directory bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --preview --preview-dir ./outputs # Force a specific engine bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --engine xelatex bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --engine lualatex # Use latexmk for automatic multi-pass (recommended for complex documents) bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --use-latexmk --preview # PDF/A output for thesis submissions and archival compliance bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --pdfa # Verbose output for debugging compilation issues bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --verbose # Quiet mode for batch/CI jobs (only errors shown) bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --quiet # Clean auxiliary files only (no compilation) bash <skill_path>/scripts/compile_latex.sh document.tex --clean Compilation Flags Flag Description --preview Generate PNG previews of each page after compilation --preview-dir DIR Directory for PNG output (default: same as .tex file) --engine ENGINE Force engine: pdflatex , xelatex , or lualatex --use-latexmk Use latexmk as compilation backend (auto multi-pass, bibliography, index) --verbose Show full compilation output (all engine logs) --quiet Suppress all non-error output --clean Remove auxiliary files (.aux, .log, .bbl, .fdb_latexmk, etc.) and exit --pdfa Produce PDF/A-2b compliant output (auto-injects pdfx package) --auto-fix Auto-fix common compilation errors (float placement, encoding) Compilation Backends Manual multi-pass (default): Runs the engine multiple times with bibliography/index/glossary passes as needed. This is the traditional approach and works without latexmk installed. latexmk ( --use-latexmk ): Uses latexmk for automatic dependency-driven compilation. Recommended for complex documents with bibliographies, indexes, glossaries, or cross-references -- latexmk determines the correct number of passes automatically. Requires latexmk (included with TeX Live). Log Filtering (texfot) When texfot is installed (included with TeX Live), compilation output is automatically filtered to show only relevant warnings and errors, suppressing noisy package loading messages. This applies in the default verbosity mode. Use --verbose to see unfiltered output, or --quiet to suppress all non-error output. Engine auto-detection : If the .tex file uses fontspec , xeCJK , or polyglossia , the script automatically uses xelatex . If it uses luacode or luatextra , it uses lualatex . Otherwise defaults to pdflatex . Override with --engine . The script auto-installs texlive (including texlive-science , texlive-xetex , texlive-luatex , biber ) and poppler-utils if missing. It auto-detects \bibliography{} (runs bibtex), \addbibresource{} (runs biber), \makeindex (runs makeindex), \makeglossaries (runs makeglossaries), runs the correct number of passes, generates PNG previews with pdftoppm , and cleans auxiliary files. Script & Tool Reference For PDF utilities (encrypt, merge, optimize, extract pages, pdf-to-images), LaTeX quality tools (lint, word count, analysis, package check, citations), compilation auto-fix, bibliography fetching, and diagram scripts (Mermaid, Graphviz, PlantUML), see references/script-tools.md . Templates Copy from assets/templates/ and customize. Resume Templates (5 ATS-Compatible Options) Select based on experience level, industry, and ATS requirements. See references/resume-ats-guide.md for full ATS guidance. Template Best For Key Feature ATS Score resume-classic-ats.tex Finance, law, government, any ATS portal Zero graphics, plain text only, maximum parse safety 10/10 resume-modern-professional.tex Tech, corporate, general professional Subtle color accents, clean design, good ATS + human appeal 9/10 resume-executive.tex VP, Director, C-suite (5-15+ years) Two-page, executive summary, board roles, P&L focus 9/10 resume-technical.tex Software, data, engineering roles Skills-first hybrid, projects section, tech stack emphasis 9/10 resume-entry-level.tex New graduates, career starters Education-first, one page, coursework, activities 9/10 All 5 templates follow ATS rules: single-column, no graphics/images, no tables for layout, standard section headings, contact info in body (not header/footer). STEM Student Templates homework.tex -- Homework/assignment submission template ( article class, 11pt) with toggle-able solutions ( \showsolutionstrue / \showsolutionsfalse ), custom problem/solution environments, honor code section, fancyhdr headers, amsmath + amssymb + amsthm math, listings code highlighting (Python, Java, C++, Matlab styles), enumitem for (a), (b), (c) sub-parts, hyperref . Customization via \coursename , \assignmentnumber , \studentname , \studentid , \duedate . Example problems: calculus, proof by induction, Python coding, matrix algebra, kinematics, Java OOP. lab-report.tex -- STEM lab report template ( article class, 11pt) with siunitx for uncertainties and SI units, pgfplots for data visualization, booktabs for professional tables, amsmath for equations, fancyhdr headers, caption + subcaption for figures. Structured sections: abstract, theory, procedure, data/results (with uncertainty tables), analysis (pgfplots graphs), discussion (error analysis), conclusion, references, appendix. Example: pendulum period measurement with error propagation. Other Templates lecture-notes.tex -- Beautiful lecture notes ( scrartcl KOMA-Script class) with Palatino font, microtype typography, color-coded tcolorbox theorem environments (blue theorems, green definitions, orange examples, purple remarks), TikZ graph theory diagram styles and macros ( \CompleteGraph , \CycleGraph , \PathGraph ), styled section headings with titlesec , fancyhdr headers, hyperref + cleveref navigation. Ideal for converting handwritten math/science notes to beautiful PDFs. Includes graph theory custom commands ( \V , \E , \deg , \chr ). Used by the math-notes conversion profile in beautiful mode. thesis.tex -- Thesis/dissertation ( book class) with title page, declaration, abstract, acknowledgments, TOC, list of figures/tables, chapters, appendices, bibliography. Front matter uses roman numerals, main matter uses arabic. Includes theorem environments. academic-cv.tex -- Multi-page academic CV with publications (journal/conference/preprint sections), grants and funding, teaching, advising (current/graduated students), awards, professional service, invited talks. ORCID and Google Scholar links. book.tex -- Full book ( book class) with half-title, title page, copyright page, dedication, preface, acknowledgments, TOC, list of figures/tables, parts, chapters, appendix, bibliography, index. Custom chapter headings, epigraphs, fancyhdr, microtype.