LaTeX Document Skill

LaTeX Document Skill

Create any LaTeX document, compile to PDF, and generate PNG previews. Convert PDFs of any type to LaTeX.

Workflow: Create Documents

1. Determine document type (resume, report, letter, invoice, article, thesis, academic CV, presentation, poster, exam, book, cheat sheet)
2. If poster: Run the poster sub-workflow (see Poster Sub-Workflow below), then skip to step 5.
3. If cheat sheet / reference card: Run the cheat sheet sub-workflow (see Cheat Sheet / Reference Card Sub-Workflow below), then skip to step 5.
4. 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.
5. Copy the appropriate template from assets/templates/ or write from scratch
6. Customize content based on user requirements
7. 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
8. 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 ewpage, size images at 0.75-0.85 textwidth.