/latex-document

name: latex-document
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

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](#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](#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](#long-form-document-anti-patterns-must-read-for-reports-theses-books) section and run the Content Generation Checklist before compiling. Key rules: pref