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LaTeX builds with latexmk and live preview. TRIGGERS - latexmk, LaTeX build, live preview, compilation.
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user wants to create a macOS Calendar event with sound alarms and paired Reminders, schedule a meeting, RSVP to an invitation, or set reminders.
Park a draft message/text in macOS Notes for the operator to review and edit, then read it back before acting (e.g. before sending to a real person). Notes is the source of truth (AppleScript CRUD, iCloud-synced, provenance-stamped with the Claude Code session UUID); Stickies is a best-effort view-only desktop mirror. Use whenever you draft something a human should confirm/edit before it is sent or committed — messages, replies, announcements, anything outbound. TRIGGERS - park this draft, park the message, hold this draft, let me edit first, draft for my approval, save to notes for review, read back the draft.
Programmatic Firecrawl usage via the public API, academic paper routing, recursive deep research, and raw corpus persistence.
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| name | latex-build |
| description | LaTeX builds with latexmk and live preview. TRIGGERS - latexmk, LaTeX build, live preview, compilation. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Edit, Bash |
Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.
Use this skill when:
Industry standard build tool:
latexmk -pdf document.tex
# Result: document.pdf created
latexmk -pvc -pdf document.tex
# What happens:
# - Compiles document initially
# - Watches for file changes
# - Auto-recompiles when files change
# - Auto-reloads PDF in Skim viewer
Stop watching: Press Ctrl+C
# Build once
latexmk -pdf document.tex
# Live preview (watch mode)
latexmk -pvc -pdf document.tex
# Build with SyncTeX
latexmk -pdf -synctex=1 document.tex
# Clean artifacts
latexmk -c # Keep PDF
latexmk -C # Remove PDF too
# Force rebuild
latexmk -gg -pdf document.tex
# Non-interactive (for CI)
latexmk -pdf -interaction=nonstopmode document.tex
which latexmklatexmk -pdf document.tex-synctex=1 flaglatexmk -pvc -pdf document.texlatexmk -c removes artifactsFor detailed information, see:
Official Docs: Run man latexmk or latexmk -help for complete reference
See Also:
latex/setup skill for installing LaTeX and configuring environmentlatex/tables skill for creating tables with tabularray| Issue | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| latexmk not found | Not in PATH | Add /Library/TeX/texbin to PATH |
| Undefined control sequence | Missing package | Check \usepackage statements for required packages |
| References show ?? | Need multiple runs | latexmk handles this automatically; ensure no errors |
| Live preview not updating | Skim auto-reload disabled | Skim Preferences → Sync → Check for file changes |
| Build hangs | Input prompt in nonstop mode | Use -interaction=nonstopmode flag |
| PDF not updating | Build error preventing output | Check .log file for specific error |
| SyncTeX not working | Missing -synctex=1 flag | Add -synctex=1 to build command |
| Too many aux files | Normal build artifacts | Run latexmk -c to clean (keeps PDF) |
After this skill completes, check before closing:
Only update if the issue is real and reproducible — not speculative.