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Compiles all thesis/*.md sections into output/thesis.pdf using Pandoc and XeLaTeX. Checks prerequisites before running.
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Based on SOC occupation classification
One-time onboarding interview that creates student-profile.md, proposal.md, and rewrites CLAUDE.md with the student's context.
Generates a populated LaTeX Beamer presentation for the thesis defense from thesis sections and student profile. Compiles to output/defense.pdf.
Generate an email-ready progress report addressed to the student's advisor, based on git history since a provided date and the current state of thesis sections
Reads a dataset from data/clean/, describes its structure, suggests summary statistics, and flags data quality issues. Student must provide the file path in the same message.
Scans all thesis/*.md sections, reports substantive content vs. placeholders, and writes docs/thesis-health.md.
Checks whether the thesis project can be reproduced by someone else — folder structure, script order, data documentation, README completeness.
| name | compile |
| description | Compiles all thesis/*.md sections into output/thesis.pdf using Pandoc and XeLaTeX. Checks prerequisites before running. |
Use this skill when the student wants to produce a PDF from their thesis Markdown files.
Run the following to check prerequisites:
pandoc --version
xelatex --version
If either command fails:
Verify these files exist:
If any is missing, tell the student which file is missing and how to create it.
Run this exact command via Bash:
pandoc thesis/00_abstract.md thesis/01_introduction.md thesis/02_literature_review.md thesis/03_research_question.md thesis/04_data.md thesis/05_methodology.md thesis/06_results.md thesis/07_robustness.md thesis/08_discussion.md thesis/09_conclusion.md --metadata-file pandoc/thesis.yaml --bibliography docs/references.bib --citeproc --template pandoc/template.latex --pdf-engine=xelatex -o output/thesis.pdf
If successful:
If it fails: