LaTeX Academic Paper Assistant (English)

Use this skill for targeted work on an existing English LaTeX paper project. Keep the workflow low-friction: identify the right module, run the smallest useful check, and return actionable comments in LaTeX-friendly review format.

Capability Summary

• Compile and diagnose LaTeX build failures.

• Audit formatting, bibliography, grammar, sentence length, argument logic, and figure quality.

• Improve expression, translate academic prose, optimize titles, and reduce AI-writing traces.

• Review experiment sections without rewriting citations, labels, or math.

Triggering

Use this skill when the user has an existing English .tex paper project and wants help with:

• compiling or fixing build errors

• format or venue compliance

• bibliography and citation validation

• grammar, sentence, logic, or expression review

• translation of academic prose

• title optimization

• figure or caption quality checks

• de-AI editing of visible prose

• experiment-section analysis

Do Not Use

Do not use this skill for:

• planning or drafting a paper from scratch

• deep literature research or fact-finding without a paper project

• Chinese thesis-specific structure/template work

• Typst-first paper workflows

• DOCX/PDF conversion tasks that do not involve the LaTeX source

Module Router

Module Use when Primary command Read next

compile

Build fails or the user wants a fresh compile uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/compile.py main.tex

references/modules/COMPILE.md

format

User asks for LaTeX or venue formatting review uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/check_format.py main.tex

references/modules/FORMAT.md

bibliography

Missing citations, unused entries, BibTeX validation uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/verify_bib.py references.bib --tex main.tex

references/modules/BIBLIOGRAPHY.md

grammar

Grammar and surface-level language fixes uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_grammar.py main.tex --section introduction

references/modules/GRAMMAR.md

sentences

Long, dense, or hard-to-read sentences uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_sentences.py main.tex --section introduction

references/modules/SENTENCES.md

logic

Weak argument flow, unclear transitions, coherence issues uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_logic.py main.tex --section methods

references/modules/LOGIC.md

expression

Academic tone polish without changing claims uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/improve_expression.py main.tex --section related

references/modules/EXPRESSION.md

translation

Chinese-to-English academic translation or bilingual polishing uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/translate_academic.py input.txt --domain deep-learning

references/modules/TRANSLATION.md

title

Generate, compare, or optimize paper titles uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/optimize_title.py main.tex --check

references/modules/TITLE.md

figures

Figure existence, extension, DPI, or caption review uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/check_figures.py main.tex

references/REVIEWER_PERSPECTIVE.md

deai

Reduce AI-writing traces while preserving LaTeX syntax uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/deai_check.py main.tex --section introduction

references/modules/DEAI.md

experiment

Inspect experiment design/write-up quality uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_experiment.py main.tex --section experiments

references/modules/EXPERIMENT.md

Required Inputs

• main.tex or the paper entrypoint.

• Optional --section SECTION when the request is section-specific.

• Optional bibliography path when the request targets references.

• Optional venue/context when the user cares about IEEE, ACM, Springer, NeurIPS, or ICML conventions.

If arguments are missing, ask only for the file path and the target module.

Output Contract

• Return findings in LaTeX diff-comment style whenever possible: % MODULE (Line N) [Severity] [Priority]: Issue ...

• Keep comments surgical and source-aware.

• Report the exact command used and the exit code when a script fails.

• Preserve \cite{} , \ref{} , \label{} , custom macros, and math environments unless the user explicitly asks for source edits.

Workflow

• Parse $ARGUMENTS and identify the smallest matching module.

• Read only the reference file needed for that module.

• Run the module script with uv run python -B ... .

• Summarize issues, suggested fixes, and blockers in LaTeX-friendly comments.

• If the user asks for a different concern, switch modules instead of overloading one run.

Safety Boundaries

• Never invent citations, metrics, baselines, or experimental results.

• Never rewrite bibliography keys, references, labels, or math by default.

• Treat generated text as proposals; keep source-preserving checks separate from prose rewriting.

Reference Map

• references/STYLE_GUIDE.md : tone and style defaults.

• references/VENUES.md : venue-specific expectations.

• references/CITATION_VERIFICATION.md : citation verification workflow.

• references/REVIEWER_PERSPECTIVE.md : reviewer-style heuristics for figures and clarity.

• references/modules/ : module-by-module commands and decision notes.

Read only the file that matches the active module.

Example Requests

• “Compile my IEEE paper and tell me why main.tex still fails after BibTeX.”

• “Check the introduction section for grammar and sentence length, but do not rewrite equations.”

• “Audit figures and references in this ACM submission before I submit.”

• “Review the experiments section for overclaiming, missing ablations, and weak baseline comparisons.”

See examples/ for complete request-to-command walkthroughs.