| name | sci-latex-editing |
| description | Use when editing live SCI LaTeX sources, Overleaf exports, arXiv source packages, figures, tables, citations, author blocks, labels, refs, packages, or appendix files |
SCI LaTeX Editing
Overview
Make surgical LaTeX changes without destabilizing the manuscript.
Core principle: small scoped patches beat broad rewrites.
Required Background
Use this strategy even when no project-specific TeX guide exists.
Edit Order
Prefer editing:
- one paragraph
- one subsection
- one section
- one
sections/*.tex
main.tex only when necessary
Checks
After structural edits, check:
\input{} paths
- labels and refs
- citation keys and bibliography order
- figure/table file paths
- package color/style definitions
- arXiv path compatibility
Output
- exact files changed
- compile risk notes
- Overleaf/arXiv instructions if user compiles externally
Common Mistakes
- Moving files without updating
\input.
- Fixing prose and restructuring TeX in the same pass.
- Leaving local absolute paths in public packages.
- Using non-ASCII paths in source package references.