Latex Setup

What it does

When your agent uses it

• The user wants to set up
• Troubleshoot a LaTeX environment
• Choose between biber and bibtex
• Install packages for a specific venue template

Example prompts

• “setup latex”
• “biber vs bibtex”
• “latex compilation error”
• “/latex-setup”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

1. 1Detect Current State
2. 2Analyze the Project
3. 3Venue Template Detection
4. 4Install Missing Components
5. 5Configure Compilation
6. 6Verify Setup

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 67acd61. 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

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • apt
  • brew

  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 Setup loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 335 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~85

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.1k

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

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:72

  sudo apt install texlive-base texlive-latex-recommended

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:75

  sudo apt install texlive-latex-extra  # most \usepackage needs

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:76

  sudo apt install texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:77

  sudo apt install texlive-bibtex-extra biber  # if biblatex used

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:78

  sudo apt install texlive-science  # algorithm2e, etc.

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:88

  sudo tlmgr update --self

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:89

  sudo tlmgr install <package-name>

• NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:95

  sudo tlmgr install <package-name>

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 fcakyon/phd-skills at commit 67acd61, republished under its MIT licence (© fcakyon). 335 words, ~1,058 tokens.

name

latex-setup

description

Use when the user wants to set up or troubleshoot a LaTeX environment, choose between biber and bibtex, install packages for a specific venue template, or configure compilation. Triggers on phrases like "setup latex", "biber vs bibtex", "latex compilation error", "install latex packages", "venue template", or "texlive setup".

# Base installation (if nothing installed)
sudo apt install texlive-base texlive-latex-recommended

# Common extras
sudo apt install texlive-latex-extra  # most \usepackage needs
sudo apt install texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra
sudo apt install texlive-bibtex-extra biber  # if biblatex used
sudo apt install texlive-science  # algorithm2e, etc.

# Full installation (recommended)
brew install --cask mactex

# Minimal
brew install --cask basictex
sudo tlmgr update --self
sudo tlmgr install <package-name>

# If specific packages are missing
sudo tlmgr install <package-name>

pdflatex main.tex
bibtex main
pdflatex main.tex
pdflatex main.tex

pdflatex main.tex
biber main
pdflatex main.tex
pdflatex main.tex

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Files

Just SKILL.md in plugin/skills/latex-setup of fcakyon/phd-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 67acd61