template-latex-export

name	template-latex-export
description	Convert `paper.md` into a final LaTeX paper project using a user-provided conference or journal template placed under `templates/latex/`. Use when the user asks to generate the final LaTeX paper from the CoPaper markdown draft with a local template.

Template LaTeX Export

This skill converts paper.md into a final LaTeX paper using a template that the user has placed in templates/latex/.

Input Files

File	Required	When Used	Purpose
paper.md	Required	Start	Source CoPaper draft to convert
writingrules.md	Required	Start	Interpret CoPaper heading and paragraph structure
templates/latex/	Required	Start	User-provided LaTeX template directory
relatedwork/paper_list.bib	Optional	Bibliography step	BibTeX entries to copy or reference
fig/	Optional	Asset step	Figures referenced by the paper

Workflow

1. Confirm that templates/latex/ exists and contains at least one .tex template file.
2. If no template exists, ask the user to place the target venue template under templates/latex/ and stop. Do not invent or download a template.
3. Read paper.md and writingrules.md.
4. Inspect the template files to identify the main .tex file, document class, bibliography commands, package conventions, and author/title placeholders.
5. Create or update an output directory such as target/latex/.
6. Copy the template contents into target/latex/, preserving class files, style files, bibliography style files, images, and auxiliary files.
7. Convert paper.md into LaTeX content:
   • # becomes the paper title unless the template already has a title placeholder.
   • ## to ##### become sectioning commands appropriate for the template.
   • ###### headings become topic sentences at the start of paragraphs, followed by their body text.
   • HTML metadata comments are omitted.
   • $...$ and $$...$$ math are preserved.
   • Existing citation markers are preserved or converted conservatively; do not invent citations.
8. Insert the converted content into the copied template. Prefer explicit placeholders such as CONTENT_HERE, % CONTENT, or \input{sections/...} when present. If no placeholder exists, replace only the main body between \begin{document} and bibliography/backmatter commands.
9. Copy relatedwork/paper_list.bib into the output directory when present and wire it to the template's bibliography command if needed.
10. Copy referenced figures from fig/ when present.
11. Report the output directory and main .tex file. If a LaTeX engine is available and the user asked for compilation, compile from the output directory.

Constraints

• The user must provide the template in templates/latex/; do not auto-download templates.
• Preserve the original template files in templates/latex/; write generated output under target/latex/.
• Do not fabricate author names, affiliations, citations, venue names, or experimental results.
• Do not remove template license comments or required style files.
• If multiple .tex files look like main files, ask the user which one to use.
• Keep the conversion faithful to paper.md; polish only enough to produce valid LaTeX.