What problem does it solve?
It eliminates the slow, error-prone process of compiling LaTeX papers into a submission-ready PDF by running latexmk, detecting common build and formatting issues, optionally auto-fixing them, and producing a concrete submission checklist.
Core Features & Use Cases
- LaTeX build with latexmk: Compiles
paper/main.tex into paper/main.pdf while capturing errors and warnings.
- Auto-fix common compilation issues: When run with
--fix, attempts to resolve missing packages, undefined references/citations, missing figures, and typical syntax problems across up to three compile-fix cycles.
- Submission compliance verification: Checks page count against the venue plan, performs heuristic anonymity scanning, validates [UNCONFIRMED] markers as a hard blocker, verifies font embedding, and surfaces TODO/missing-figure/empty-abstract risks.
- Submission checklist output: Generates a structured compile report and submission checklist suitable for final pre-submission review.
Use case example: You have a LaTeX project created by an earlier drafting step, and you need a PDF that both compiles and satisfies venue constraints (page limit, anonymous formatting, embedded fonts, and no unresolved [UNCONFIRMED] markers) before submission.
Quick Start
Run the skill with the paper directory and enable auto-fix by saying: compile the paper using /paper-compile [paper-dir] --fix.