Typst Authoring

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Asks to write Typst
• Create a Typst document
• Format in Typst
• Convert to Typst

Example prompts

• “write Typst”
• “create a Typst document”
• “format in Typst”
• “/typst-authoring”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

1. 1Fraction parens consumed: (a+b)/c removes the parens. Double them: ((a+b))/c.
2. 2context required for introspection: counter.get(), state.get(), query(), measure(), here().
3. 3Counter starts at zero: Step before display. step()/update() return content that must be placed.
4. 4Custom footer kills numbering: Set footer: means numbering: is ignored.
5. 5Show rules bypass defaults: Transformational show rules lose numbering, spacing, block behavior.
6. 6Math multi-letter: area in math = function name. Use "area" for text.
7. 7# in math: Access code variables with #: $ #x < 17 $.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit da14ae9. 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 typst).

  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

Typst Authoring loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~12k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 108 tokens; SKILL.md has 561 words of instructions outside code blocks.

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

~108

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

~2k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~12k

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

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 shepherdjerred/monorepo at commit da14ae9, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© shepherdjerred). 561 words, ~2,039 tokens.

name

typst-authoring

description

This skill should be used when the user asks to "write Typst", "create a Typst document", "format in Typst", "convert to Typst", "Typst syntax", "Typst template", "Typst math", "Typst table", or works with .typ files. Provides comprehensive Typst markup, scripting, math, layout, and styling reference for authoring documents. Also use proactively when generating .typ output files (e.g., in deep-research reports).

#set text(font: "New Computer Modern", size: 11pt)
#set par(justify: true)
#set heading(numbering: "1.")
#set page("a4", margin: (x: 2.5cm, y: 2.5cm))

#show heading: set text(navy)              // show-set (composable)
#show heading: it => emph(it.body)         // transformational
#show: columns.with(2)                     // everything rule
#show heading.where(level: 1): set align(center)  // filtered

#set page("a4", margin: (x: 2.5cm, y: 2.5cm), numbering: "1")
#set page(header: [Title #h(1fr) Author], footer: context [
  #h(1fr) #counter(page).display("1/1", both: true)
])
#set page(columns: 2)          // page-level columns (preferred)
#colbreak()                    // manual column break
#pagebreak(weak: true)         // page break

#let x = 42
#if x > 10 [big] else [small]
#for item in items [#item, ]
#let greet(name, excited: false) = [Hello #name#if excited [!]]

$a^2 + b^2 = c^2$                    // inline
$ sum_(i=0)^n a_i = integral f(x) dif x $  // block

$ frac(a, b), sqrt(x), root(3, x) $  // fractions, roots
$ mat(1, 2; 3, 4) $                   // matrix (semicolons = rows)
$ vec(a, b, c) $                      // vector
$ cases(1 "if" x > 0, 0 "else") $    // cases

#table(
  columns: (1fr, auto, auto),
  table.header([*Name*], [*Age*], [*City*]),
  [Alice], [30], [NYC],
  [Bob], [25], [LA],
)

#figure(image("photo.jpg", width: 80%), caption: [A photo.]) <fig>
@fig shows the photo.

#bibliography("refs.bib", style: "ieee")
@key, @key[p.~7], #cite(<key>, form: "prose")
#footnote[Note text]

#set page(margin: (x: 2.5cm, y: 2.5cm), numbering: "1")
#set text(font: "New Computer Modern", size: 11pt)
#set par(justify: true, leading: 0.65em)
#set heading(numbering: "1.1")
#show link: it => text(fill: rgb("#2563eb"), it)

© shepherdjerred, GPL-3.0. 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 6 other files (references) in packages/dotfiles/dot_agents/skills/typst-authoring of shepherdjerred/monorepo.

• SKILL.md
• references/advanced.md
• references/markup-and-layout.md
• references/math.md
• references/scripting.md
• references/tables-figures-bibliography.md
• references/visualizations.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit da14ae9