Research Writing
alfonso0512/research-writing-skill
科研论文写作助手，提供 30 个 Prompt 模板覆盖论文写作全流程. An agent skill from alfonso0512/research-writing-skill.
Comprehensive guide to LaTeX editors, packages, and typesetting workflows
Install Latex Ecosystem Guide
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins latex-ecosystem-guide --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/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide .claude/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide && 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-ecosystem-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide into .claude/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-ecosystem-guide", 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/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guideType 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins latex-ecosystem-guide --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide .agents/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide && 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-ecosystem-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide into .agents/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-ecosystem-guide", 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins latex-ecosystem-guide --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide .cursor/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide && 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-ecosystem-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide into .cursor/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-ecosystem-guide", 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/wentorai/research-plugins.git --path skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide--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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins latex-ecosystem-guide --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide .gemini/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide && 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-ecosystem-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide into .gemini/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-ecosystem-guide", 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 wentorai/research-plugins latex-ecosystem-guideInstalls 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide .github/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide && 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-ecosystem-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide into .github/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-ecosystem-guide", 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins latex-ecosystem-guide --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide .opencode/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide && 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-ecosystem-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide into .opencode/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "latex-ecosystem-guide", 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-ecosystem-guide- GitHub stars
- 298
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 382 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 405
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Comprehensive guide to LaTeX editors, packages, and typesetting workflows
- Tasks that involve LaTeX
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Editors and IDEs, Essential Packages and Document Classes for Research, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Latex Ecosystem Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Comprehensive guide to LaTeX editors, packages, and typesetting workflows
Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Documents & Office, covering LaTeX. It works with LaTeX. The repository describes itself as: 350+ academic research skills, MCP configs, and plugins for Research-Claw and AI agents. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve LaTeX
Example prompts
- “/latex-ecosystem-guide”
Requirements
- Docker
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf44b3c. 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, json, bibtex, makefile and bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
github.comctan.orgen.wikibooks.orgoverleaf.com
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 Ecosystem Guide loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 24 tokens; SKILL.md has 382 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 wentorai/research-plugins at commit bf44b3c, republished under its MIT licence (© wentorai). 382 words, ~1,713 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- latex-ecosystem-guide
- description
- Comprehensive guide to LaTeX editors, packages, and typesetting workflows
LaTeX Ecosystem Guide
Overview
LaTeX remains the gold standard for typesetting academic documents in mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Its precise control over document layout, equation rendering, and bibliography management makes it indispensable for journal and conference submissions.
This guide consolidates the best resources from the awesome-LaTeX repository (1,600+ stars) into an actionable reference covering editors, essential packages, document classes, bibliography management, and workflow optimization. Whether you are a LaTeX beginner setting up your first paper or an experienced user looking to streamline your pipeline, this skill provides the tools and techniques you need.
The LaTeX ecosystem is vast -- over 6,000 packages on CTAN alone. Rather than cataloging everything, this guide focuses on the packages and tools that researchers use most frequently and the workflows that save the most time.
Editors and IDEs
Editor Comparison
| Editor | Platform | Real-time Preview | Collaboration | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overleaf | Web | Yes | Real-time | Yes (limited) |
| TeXstudio | Desktop | Compile-based | No | Yes |
| VS Code + LaTeX Workshop | Desktop | Yes (SyncTeX) | Live Share | Yes |
| Texifier | macOS/iOS | Live | No | Paid |
| Vim + VimTeX | Terminal | Zathura/Skim | No | Yes |
Recommended Setup: VS Code + LaTeX Workshop
// .vscode/settings.json
{
"latex-workshop.latex.autoBuild.run": "onSave",
"latex-workshop.latex.recipe.default": "latexmk (xelatex)",
"latex-workshop.latex.recipes": [
{
"name": "latexmk (xelatex)",
"tools": ["latexmk-xelatex"]
}
],
"latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
{
"name": "latexmk-xelatex",
"command": "latexmk",
"args": [
"-xelatex",
"-synctex=1",
"-interaction=nonstopmode",
"-file-line-error",
"%DOC%"
]
}
],
"latex-workshop.view.pdf.viewer": "tab"
}Essential Packages
Document Structure
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} % Page margins
\usepackage{setspace} % Line spacing
\usepackage{fancyhdr} % Headers and footers
\usepackage{titlesec} % Section heading styles
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} % Clickable cross-references
\usepackage{cleveref} % Smart cross-references (\cref)Mathematics
\usepackage{amsmath} % Core math environments
\usepackage{amssymb} % Extended symbols
\usepackage{amsthm} % Theorem environments
\usepackage{mathtools} % Extensions to amsmath
\usepackage{bm} % Bold math symbolsFigures and Tables
\usepackage{graphicx} % Include images
\usepackage{subcaption} % Subfigures
\usepackage{booktabs} % Professional tables (\toprule, \midrule, \bottomrule)
\usepackage{multirow} % Multi-row cells
\usepackage{siunitx} % SI units and number formattingCode Listings
\usepackage{listings} % Basic code listings
\usepackage{minted} % Syntax-highlighted code (requires Pygments)
\usepackage{algorithm2e} % Algorithm pseudocodeDocument Classes for Research
| Class | Use Case | Key Feature |
|---|---|---|
article | Short papers, preprints | Standard LaTeX |
revtex4-2 | APS journals (Phys Rev) | Built-in journal styles |
IEEEtran | IEEE conferences/journals | Two-column, IEEE format |
acmart | ACM conferences/journals | Multiple formats (sigconf, sigplan) |
elsarticle | Elsevier journals | Preprint and journal modes |
svjour3 | Springer journals | Springer Nature format |
aaai | AAAI conference | AAAI formatting |
Show full SKILL.md (138 more words)Show less
Example: ACM Conference Paper
\documentclass[sigconf,review]{acmart}
\begin{document}
\title{Your Paper Title}
\author{First Author}
\affiliation{%
\institution{University Name}
\city{City}
\country{Country}
}
\email{author@university.edu}
\begin{abstract}
Your abstract here.
\end{abstract}
\maketitle
\section{Introduction}
...
\end{document}Bibliography Management
BibLaTeX + Biber (Recommended)
\usepackage[
backend=biber,
style=numeric-comp,
sorting=none,
maxbibnames=99
]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{refs.bib}
% In document body:
As shown in prior work~\cite{vaswani2017attention}...
% At the end:
\printbibliographyQuick Reference: BibTeX Entry Types
@article{key,
author = {Last, First and Last2, First2},
title = {Paper Title},
journal = {Journal Name},
year = {2024},
volume = {42},
pages = {1--15},
doi = {10.xxxx/xxxxx}
}
@inproceedings{key2,
author = {Last, First},
title = {Conference Paper Title},
booktitle = {Proceedings of Conference},
year = {2024},
pages = {100--110}
}Workflow Automation
Makefile for LaTeX Projects
MAIN = paper
TEX = $(MAIN).tex
PDF = $(MAIN).pdf
.PHONY: all clean watch
all: $(PDF)
$(PDF): $(TEX) refs.bib
latexmk -xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $(TEX)
clean:
latexmk -C
watch:
latexmk -xelatex -pvc -interaction=nonstopmode $(TEX)Git Integration for LaTeX
# .gitignore for LaTeX projects
*.aux
*.bbl
*.blg
*.log
*.out
*.synctex.gz
*.fdb_latexmk
*.fls
*.toc
*.nav
*.snmBest Practices
- Use
latexmkinstead of manual compilation chains. It handles multi-pass compilation automatically. - Prefer
booktabsfor tables. Never use vertical lines (|) in academic tables. - Use
\cref{}from cleveref. It automatically prepends "Figure," "Table," or "Equation." - Keep one sentence per line in source files. This makes Git diffs readable and merges cleaner.
- Pin your TeX distribution version. Use Docker or Nix to ensure reproducible builds across machines.
- Store figures as PDF or SVG for vector graphics, PNG for raster. Never upscale low-resolution images.
References
- awesome-LaTeX -- Curated list of LaTeX resources (1,600+ stars)
- CTAN -- Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
- LaTeX Wikibook -- Community-maintained reference
- Overleaf Documentation -- Tutorials and templates
- LaTeX Workshop for VS Code -- VS Code extension
© wentorai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide of wentorai/research-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf44b3c
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in wentorai/research-plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Latex Ecosystem Guide next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latex Ecosystem Guide this skillwentorai/research-plugins | 298 | 1 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Research Writingalfonso0512/research-writing-skill | 490 | 1 repos | ~818 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper WritingMLNLP-World/Paper-Writing-Tips | 4.7k | — | ~630 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Evomath TaoEvoScientist/EvoSkills | 478 | 2 repos | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| PaperjurySpark-To-Paper-Skills/paperjury | 1.2k | — | ~5.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Thesis Defense PPTX Builderzouchenzhen/thesis-defense-pptx-skill | 266 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
Similar skills
Paper Writing
MLNLP-World/Paper-Writing-Tips
学术论文写作检查与优化助手。基于 MLNLP-World 社区整理的论文写作技巧，帮助检查和优化学术论文。Use when: (1) 检查论文 LaTeX 格式和排版, (2) 优化公式符号使用, (3) 改进图表设计, (4) 润色英文学术表达, (5) 检查参考文献格式, (6) 投稿前终稿检查, (7) 用户询问论文写作技巧或规范。
Evomath Tao
EvoScientist/EvoSkills
A skill your agent uses whenever the user submits a non-trivial mathematical claim that needs a rigorous proof or audit.
Paperjury
Spark-To-Paper-Skills/paperjury
Three modes for CS-conference papers (CVPR/ICCV/ECCV vision, ACL/EMNLP/NAACL NLP, ICLR/NeurIPS/ICML/AAAI ML).
Thesis Defense PPTX Builder
zouchenzhen/thesis-defense-pptx-skill
Builds an editable thesis defense PowerPoint from a thesis PDF or LaTeX project while preserving a supplied university or lab template, then runs a visual quality check.
Mathmodel Skill
handsomeZR-netizen/mathmodel-skill
CUMCM 国赛、MCM/ICM 美赛与电工杯数学建模竞赛的端到端协作工作流。Use when a user explicitly works on one of these modeling contests or asks to run/review a modeling-competition paper from problem selection through modeling…
More from wentorai/research-plugins
All 405 skills in this repoAbstract Writing Guide
wentorai/research-plugins
Craft structured research abstracts that maximize clarity and journal acceptance
Academic Citation Manager
wentorai/research-plugins
Manage academic citations across BibTeX, APA, MLA, and Chicago formats
Academic Paper Summarizer
wentorai/research-plugins
Summarize academic papers with structured extraction of key elements
Academic Study Methods
wentorai/research-plugins
Evidence-based study techniques for academic learning and retention
Academic Tone Guide
wentorai/research-plugins
Adjust writing tone and register for academic audiences and venues
Academic Translation Guide
wentorai/research-plugins
Academic translation, post-editing, and Chinglish correction guide
Related
Works with
Categories
Questions about Latex Ecosystem Guide
What does Latex Ecosystem Guide do?
Comprehensive guide to LaTeX editors, packages, and typesetting workflows. Latex Ecosystem Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.
When should I use Latex Ecosystem Guide?
Latex Ecosystem Guide fits situations like: tasks that involve LaTeX.
How do I install Latex Ecosystem Guide in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Latex Ecosystem Guide in Codex?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/writing/latex/latex-ecosystem-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Latex Ecosystem Guide 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill latex-ecosystem-guide -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-ecosystem-guide, .gemini/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide, .github/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide and .opencode/skills/latex-ecosystem-guide in your project.
What does Latex Ecosystem Guide need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Latex Ecosystem Guide is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.
Does Latex Ecosystem Guide access the network?
SKILL.md names 4 domains. As links in the text: github.com, ctan.org, en.wikibooks.org and overleaf.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Latex Ecosystem Guide 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 Ecosystem Guide use?
Latex Ecosystem Guide 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 Ecosystem Guide use?
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Latex Ecosystem Guide?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Latex Ecosystem Guide: Research Writing (alfonso0512/research-writing-skill, 490 stars), Paper Writing (MLNLP-World/Paper-Writing-Tips, 4.7k stars), Evomath Tao (EvoScientist/EvoSkills, 478 stars) and Paperjury (Spark-To-Paper-Skills/paperjury, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Latex Ecosystem Guide?
wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 405 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 19, 2026.
Source: wentorai/research-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.