Literature Survey
ai4s-research/ai4s-skills
A skill your agent uses when the user wants a comprehensive literature survey on a specific research topic.
Reformat LaTeX papers for a specified venue, year, track, and submission stage.
Install Latex Fmt
$ npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills latex-fmt --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/latex-fmt .claude/skills/latex-fmt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "latex-fmt" agent skill from https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills/tree/main/latex-fmt into .claude/skills/latex-fmt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-fmt", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills/tree/main/latex-fmtType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills latex-fmt --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/latex-fmt .agents/skills/latex-fmt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "latex-fmt" agent skill from https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills/tree/main/latex-fmt into .agents/skills/latex-fmt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-fmt", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills latex-fmt --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/latex-fmt .cursor/skills/latex-fmt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "latex-fmt" agent skill from https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills/tree/main/latex-fmt into .cursor/skills/latex-fmt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-fmt", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.git --path latex-fmt--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills latex-fmt --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/latex-fmt .gemini/skills/latex-fmt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "latex-fmt" agent skill from https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills/tree/main/latex-fmt into .gemini/skills/latex-fmt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-fmt", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills latex-fmtInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/latex-fmt .github/skills/latex-fmt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "latex-fmt" agent skill from https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills/tree/main/latex-fmt into .github/skills/latex-fmt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-fmt", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills latex-fmt --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/latex-fmt .opencode/skills/latex-fmt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "latex-fmt" agent skill from https://github.com/Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills/tree/main/latex-fmt into .opencode/skills/latex-fmt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-fmt", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
latex-fmt- GitHub stars
- 181
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 704 words
- Files
- 6 (incl. references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Reformat LaTeX papers for a specified venue, year, track, and submission stage.
- Works in 5 steps: Establish the target and rules → Apply the official template → Bibliography and build → …
- Tasks that involve LaTeX
- SKILL.md covers Role, When to Activate, Workflow and Guardrails, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Latex Fmt is an agent skill from Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills. Reformat LaTeX papers for a specified venue, year, track, and submission stage. Apply official templates and check layout, bibliography, page limits, and anonymization while preserving scientific content.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `agents/config.yaml`, `agents/openai.yaml` and `references/formatting-rules.md`).
It sits in Documents & Office, covering LaTeX and Citation management. It works with LaTeX. The repository describes itself as: LaTeX manuscript workflows with five agent skills, project diagnostics, reproducible builds and offline change review. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve LaTeX
- Tasks that involve Citation management
Example prompts
- “/latex-fmt”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7c29d3c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are latex).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Latex Fmt loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 704 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills at commit 7c29d3c, republished under its MIT licence (© Calix-L). 704 words, ~1,445 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/latex-fmt/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- latex-fmt
- description
- Reformat LaTeX papers for a specified venue, year, track, and submission stage. Apply official templates and check layout, bibliography, page limits, and anonymization while preserving scientific content.
- metadata.version
- 1.25.0
Role
Apply the requested publication format using the matching official author kit and submission instructions. Distinguish successful compilation from verified submission compliance.
When to Activate
- The user asks to reformat a LaTeX manuscript or switch templates.
- The user asks for a pre-submission formatting check.
- The user invokes
/latex-fmtor$latex-fmt.
Workflow
Phase 1: Establish the target and rules
Read the root document, build configuration, bibliography backend, and included files. Establish the target venue, year, track/article type, and stage (anonymous review, preprint, or camera-ready). Ask only for missing information that changes the template or rules.
Read references/templates/venue-guide.md for official entry points and pitfalls.
Fetch the matching author kit and instructions, or use the user's supplied kit.
Record source URLs, check date, template filenames, page/word limits with
exclusions, anonymity rules, and required sections/checklists.
If authoritative rules are unavailable, preserve the existing format, identify
unresolved requirements, and make any provisional conversion's assumptions clear.
Do not silently choose a previous year's kit or infer filenames by incrementing
a year. This repository contains guidance, not official .cls, .sty, or .bst
files.
Phase 2: Apply the official template
Follow the kit's example preamble, options, and author macros. .cls files belong
in \documentclass; .sty files belong in \usepackage. For example, the
historical NeurIPS 2025 review pattern is:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{neurips_2025} % use the requested year's actual kitDo not invent neurips_2025.cls or icml2025.cls. Use the kit's bibliography
style rather than assuming the style package supplies a .bst. Remove custom
margin or spacing overrides only when they conflict with verified rules.
Consult formatting rules for layout guidance. Use the self-contained layout example when checking local widths and resolved references outside an official kit. It is an example, not a substitute for the requested venue's template. Preserve text, math, table values, citations, labels, and figure contents. Flag missing required sections for the author; do not generate unsupported ethical or empirical claims.
Phase 3: Bibliography and build
Respect the project's engine and bibliography backend. Prefer its existing build
command or latexmk when available. For manual builds, run the engine, the actual
BibTeX/Biber backend, and additional passes to resolve references. Do not run
pdflatex on a fontspec project or select Biber solely because biblatex is
present; check its backend option.
Preserve textual (\citet/\textcite) versus parenthetical (\citep/\parencite)
meaning when translating bibliography commands. Never blanket replace every
citation with \cite or \citep.
Check the exit status and final log, not just whether a PDF exists. Resolve
format-related errors with latex-rescue if available. Report missing tools or
template files as unverified compilation.
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Phase 4: Length and anonymity
Check the compiled main-content boundary against the verified limit; total PDF pages cannot establish compliance when references or appendices are excluded. Count words according to the article type. Suggest cuts before moving sections or reducing figures. Avoid margin, font-size, or negative-spacing tricks.
For anonymous review, use the official review mode and inspect the main PDF, supplement, author blocks, acknowledgments, funding, self-citations, URLs, and PDF metadata. Flag identifying scientific text for contextual revision; keep citation keys intact. Remove identity metadata in source, rebuild, and inspect the result. An in-place metadata scrub does not prove anonymity. Camera-ready and preprint author information should follow their own rules.
Phase 5: Verification and report
Inspect the rendered PDF for clipped floats, readability, fonts, citations, and applicable anonymity requirements. Check checklist location and required sections against official rules. Report:
- Target venue/year/track/stage and authoritative sources with check date.
- Template and bibliography changes, with a reviewable diff.
- Build result, warnings, and actual page/word boundaries measured.
- Requirements as pass, fail, or unverified, with evidence.
- Missing author content or decisions and remaining actions.
A successful build is not a submission-ready claim. Use provisional/unverified status if a required rule, build, or visual check could not be confirmed.
Guardrails
- Preserve scientific content; do not invent citations or missing sections.
- Use rules for the specified target rather than historical examples.
- Keep official
.cls,.sty, and.bstfiles intact. - Do not remove author identities for camera-ready submissions by default.
- Never guarantee anonymity from a source keyword search alone.
- Preserve caption/author interfaces and textual versus parenthetical citations; package or command substitutions need verification in the actual kit.
- Do not submit, upload, or publish the paper as part of formatting.
Reference Files
references/templates/venue-guide.md— official venue entry points and template pitfalls.references/formatting-rules.md— layout, citation, and project organization guidance.
© Calix-L, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 5 other files (references, assets) in latex-fmt of Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills.
- SKILL.md
- agents/config.yaml
- agents/openai.yaml
- assets/layout-example.tex
- references/formatting-rules.md
- references/templates/venue-guide.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7c29d3c
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latex Fmt this skillCalix-L/awesome-latex-skills | 181 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Surveyai4s-research/ai4s-skills | 237 | 2 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Latex To Word Workflowhajimi-kun/latex-to-word-workflow | 128 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Latex Paper Enbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | 1 repos | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Latex Paper Enbahayonghang/academic-writing-skills | 500 | — | ~4.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Paper Detailsmathbullet/skills | 173 | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Latex Fmt
What does Latex Fmt do?
Reformat LaTeX papers for a specified venue, year, track, and submission stage. Latex Fmt is an agent skill from Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills. Reformat LaTeX papers for a specified venue, year, track, and submission stage.
When should I use Latex Fmt?
Latex Fmt fits situations like: tasks that involve LaTeX; tasks that involve Citation management.
How do I install Latex Fmt in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (latex-fmt in Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills) into .claude/skills/latex-fmt in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Latex Fmt in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (latex-fmt in Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills) into .agents/skills/latex-fmt in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Latex Fmt in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills --skill latex-fmt -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/latex-fmt, .gemini/skills/latex-fmt, .github/skills/latex-fmt and .opencode/skills/latex-fmt in your project.
What does Latex Fmt need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Latex Fmt is instructions for the agent only.
Does Latex Fmt access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Latex Fmt safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Latex Fmt use?
Latex Fmt is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Latex Fmt use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Latex Fmt?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Latex Fmt: Literature Survey (ai4s-research/ai4s-skills, 237 stars), Latex To Word Workflow (hajimi-kun/latex-to-word-workflow, 128 stars), Latex Paper En (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars) and Latex Paper En (bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills, 500 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Latex Fmt?
Calix-L (a GitHub user) maintains it in Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills, which has 181 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: Calix-L/awesome-latex-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.