academic-latex-layout

name	academic-latex-layout
description	Use when working on academic paper LaTeX layout, figure/table float placement, draft-to-template LaTeX generation, existing .tex project layout repair, figures piling up, figures far from text, large blank areas, two-column figure/table placement, page-limit layout cleanup, or compiled PDF layout review.

Academic LaTeX Layout

LaTeX layout and float-placement router for academic papers. Optimize figure/table placement by semantic adjacency and compiled PDF evidence, not by source-level hacks.

Router Protocol

1. Read manifest.yaml.
2. Read every file listed under always_load.
3. Detect exactly one mode from the manifest.
4. Echo the selected mode before executing.
5. Reach for references/ only when the manifest condition is satisfied.

Modes

Mode	Use when
draft-to-latex-layout	Draft + template + existing figures/tables must become LaTeX with semantically placed floats
layout-repair	Existing .tex project has float pileups, text/figure drift, blank areas, or two-column layout problems
layout-audit	User wants diagnosis only, without edits

Boundaries

Do not generate data figures; use academic-figure. Do not broadly polish prose; use academic-polishing. Do not decide which figures the paper should contain.

Completion Criteria

• Template constraints identified or bounded.
• Figure/table semantic map produced.
• Direct edits follow risk policy.
• Compile and PDF preview loop run when feasible; otherwise bounded assessment explains the blocker.
• Final report follows references/report-format.md.