latex-formatting

name	latex-formatting
description	Handle LaTeX formatting, templates, and styling for academic papers. Set up conference templates (ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, AAAI, ACL), fix formatting issues, manage packages, and ensure venue-specific compliance. Use when the user needs to set up a paper template, fix LaTeX formatting, or prepare for submission.
argument-hint	["venue-or-file"]

LaTeX Formatting

Set up and manage LaTeX formatting for academic papers.

Input

• $0 — Action: setup, fix, check
• $1 — Venue name (for setup) or .tex file path (for fix/check)

Scripts

Pre-submission format checker

python ~/.claude/skills/latex-formatting/scripts/latex_checker.py paper/main.tex --venue neurips --check-anon

Checks: word count, required sections, TODO markers, anonymization, mismatched environments, content stats.

Validate citations and references

python ~/.claude/skills/citation-management/scripts/validate_citations.py \
  --tex paper/main.tex --bib paper/references.bib --check-figures

Clean LaTeX text (fix special characters)

python ~/.claude/skills/latex-formatting/scripts/clean_latex.py \
  --input paper/main.tex --output paper/main_cleaned.tex

Replaces special/non-UTF8 characters with LaTeX equivalents, skips math environments. Key flags: --dry-run, --tables-only

Auto-fix after checking

python ~/.claude/skills/latex-formatting/scripts/latex_checker.py paper/main.tex --venue neurips --fix

Runs checks then applies clean_latex.py fixes, writing to main_fixed.tex.

References

• Venue specs, project structure, packages, commands: ~/.claude/skills/latex-formatting/references/venue-templates.md

Action: setup

Create the project directory structure and main.tex for the specified venue. Use the template from references/venue-templates.md.

Action: fix

Fix common LaTeX issues: unescaped special chars, math mode errors, float placement, overfull/underfull boxes, cross-reference issues.

Action: check

Run latex_checker.py for pre-submission validation. Check page count, anonymization, required sections, TODO markers.

Related Skills

• Upstream: paper-writing-section, table-generation
• Downstream: paper-compilation
• See also: citation-management