What problem does it solve? Turning a finished markdown report into a print-quality PDF usually means hand-tuning pandoc flags, LaTeX variables, and toolchain setup. This Skill provides a fixed, tested pandoc-plus-xelatex invocation with analyst-style formatting (letter paper, 1-inch margins, 11pt body, black links) and explicit failure handling when the toolchain is missing. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Fixed render pipeline: Runs one exact pandoc command with xelatex, footnote support, and YAML title-block rendering, with no pre-processing of the source markdown. - Toolchain verification: Checks that pandoc and xelatex are on PATH before rendering and prints exact per-platform install commands (macOS, Linux, Windows) if either is missing. - Use Case: After finishing a strategy report in markdown with pandoc-style footnotes and a YAML title block, render it to a polished PDF as the final step of the report pipeline, without modifying the source file. ## Quick Start Render my finished report.md file to a PDF using the markdown-to-pdf skill and tell me the output path.
