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The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.
Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill 08-ndpvt-web-latex-document-skill -a cursor -y
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Create any LaTeX document, compile to PDF, and generate PNG previews. Convert PDFs of any type to LaTeX.
assets/templates/ or write from scratchpython3 <skill_path>/../generate-image/scripts/generate_image.py "prompt" --output ./outputs/figure.pngpython3 <skill_path>/scripts/generate_chart.py <type> --data '<json>' --output chart.pngbash <skill_path>/scripts/mermaid_to_image.sh diagram.mmd output.png</> in text mode, vary section formats, limit ewpage, size images at 0.75-0.85 textwidth.scripts/compile_latex.sh (auto-detects XeLaTeX for CJK/RTL, glossaries, bibliography)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.
When the user requests a cheat sheet, reference card, or formula sheet:
cheatsheet.tex (general, 3-col landscape), cheatsheet-exam.tex (exam formula, 2-col portrait), or cheatsheet-code.tex (programming, 4-col landscape).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.
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.
Convert between Markdown, DOCX, HTML, and LaTeX using scripts/convert_document.sh. Full guide: references/format-conversion.md.
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).
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
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.
# 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
| Flag | Description |
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--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) |
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).
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 ibliography{} (runs bibtex), ddbibresource{} (runs biber), \makeindex (runs makeindex), \makeglossaries (runs makeglossaries), runs the correct number of passes, generates PNG previews with pdftoppm, and cleans auxiliary files.
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.
Copy from assets/templates/ and customize.
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).
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 `