latex-compiler

# latex-compiler Compile LaTeX documents to PDF directly from the workspace. Supports multiple engines, bibliography processing, and starter templates. ## Description This skill wraps the container's LaTeX server (port 8080) which provides pdflatex, xelatex, and lualatex compilation. It supports bibliography processing via biber, multi-pass compilation for cross-references, and includes starter templates for common document types. ## Usage Examples - "Compile this LaTeX document to PDF" - "Preview the PDF output of my paper" - "What LaTeX templates are available?" - "Give me the IEEE template" - "Compile this with xelatex for Chinese support" ## Process 1. **Choose template** — Use `latex_templates` to see available templates, then `latex_get_template` to get starter content 2. **Write LaTeX** — Edit the source document 3. **Compile** — Use `latex_compile` to generate the PDF (saved in container). If compilation fails, check the `errors` field in the response for line numbers and fix LaTeX syntax issues before recompiling 4. **Preview** — Use `latex_preview` to get an inline base64 PDF for display ## Tools ### latex_compile Compile LaTeX source to PDF. The PDF is saved inside the container. **Parameters:** - `content` (string, required): Full LaTeX source code - `filename` (string, optional): Output filename stem (default: `document`) - `engine` (string, optional): `pdflatex` | `xelatex` | `lualatex` (default: `pdflatex`) - `bibliography` (string, optional): BibTeX/BibLaTeX content (triggers biber) - `runs` (number, optional): Compilation passes (default: 2 for cross-references) **Returns:** `{ success, pdf_path, log, errors, warnings, compile_id }` **Example:** ```json { "content": "\\documentclass{article}\\begin{document}Hello\\end{document}", "engine": "pdflatex" } ``` ### latex_preview Compile LaTeX source and return the PDF as base64 for inline preview. **Parameters:** - `content` (string, required): Full LaTeX source code - `filename` (string, optional): Output filename stem (default: `document`) - `engine` (string, optional): `pdflatex` | `xelatex` | `lualatex` (default: `pdflatex`) - `bibliography` (string, optional): BibTeX/BibLaTeX content (triggers biber) **Returns:** `{ success, pdf_base64, pdf_path, log, errors, warnings, compile_id }` **Example:** ```json { "content": "\\documentclass{article}\\begin{document}Hello\\end{document}" } ``` ### latex_templates List available LaTeX templates and supported engines. **Parameters:** None **Returns:** `{ templates: string[], engines: string[] }` ### latex_get_template Get the LaTeX source of a starter template. **Parameters:** - `name` (string, required): Template name — `article`, `article-zh`, `beamer`, `ieee` **Returns:** `{ name, content }` **Example:** ```json { "name": "ieee" } ``` ## Notes - Chinese documents (`article-zh`) require `xelatex` or `lualatex` engine - Compilation timeout is 120 seconds per run - Multi-pass compilation (default 2 runs) resolves cross-references and TOC - If `bibliography` is provided, biber runs automatically between passes - PDFs are saved to `/home/user/output/reports/` inside the container