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English LaTeX assistant for existing .tex journal or conference papers. Use for compile repair, venue formatting, bibliography/citation checks, section writing, logic, related work, tables, pseudocode, de-AI polish, translation, adaptation, and submission readiness; use latex-thesis-zh for Chinese theses and paper-audit for critique.

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# LaTeX Academic Paper Assistant (English)

Use this skill for targeted work on an existing English LaTeX paper project. Keep the workflow low-friction: identify the right module, run the smallest useful check, and return actionable comments in LaTeX-friendly review format.

## Capability Summary

- Compile and diagnose LaTeX build failures.
- Audit formatting, bibliography, grammar, sentence length, argument logic, and figure quality.
- Diagnose and rewrite-plan literature review sections around thematic synthesis, comparison, and gap derivation.
- Plan or rewrite specific paper sections with paragraph roles, section outlines, claim-evidence maps, and reviewer-facing self-review.
- Review IEEE-style pseudocode blocks, figure-wrapped algorithms, captions, labels, comments, and algorithm package choices.
- Improve expression, translate academic prose, optimize titles, and reduce AI-writing traces.
- Review experiment sections without rewriting citations, labels, or math.

## Triggering

Use this skill when the user has an existing English `.tex` paper project and wants help with:

- compiling or fixing build errors
- format or venue compliance
- bibliography and citation validation
- grammar, sentence, logic, or expression review
- literature review restructuring, related-work synthesis, or research-gap derivation
- section-specific drafting, rewrite planning, paragraph-role design, or claim-evidence self-review for Abstract, Introduction, Related Work, Method, Experiments, or Conclusion
- translation of academic prose
- title optimization
- figure or caption quality checks
- pseudocode and algorithm-block review
- de-AI editing of visible prose
- experiment-section analysis

## Do Not Use

Do not use this skill for:

- planning or drafting a paper from scratch
- deep literature research or fact-finding without a paper project
- Chinese thesis-specific structure/template work
- Typst-first paper workflows
- DOCX/PDF conversion tasks that do not involve the LaTeX source
- multi-perspective review, scoring, or submission gate decisions (use `paper-audit`)
- standalone algorithm design from scratch without a paper project

## Module Router

| Module            | Use when                                                                                                       | Primary command                                                                              | Read next                                                                                                                     |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `compile`         | Build fails or the user wants a fresh compile                                                                  | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/compile.py main.tex`                                    | `references/modules/compile.md`                                                                                               |
| `format`          | User asks for LaTeX or venue formatting review                                                                 | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/check_format.py main.tex`                               | `references/modules/format.md` (load `templates/<venue>.md` instead of the full `references/venues/catalog.md` when a venue is named) |
| `bibliography`    | Missing citations, unused entries, BibTeX validation                                                           | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/verify_bib.py references.bib --tex main.tex`            | `references/modules/bibliography.md`                                                                                          |
| `grammar`         | Grammar and surface-level language fixes                                                                       | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_grammar.py main.tex --section introduction`     | `references/modules/grammar.md`                                                                                               |
| `sentences`       | Long, dense, or hard-to-read sentences                                                                         | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_sentences.py main.tex --section introduction`   | `references/modules/sentences.md`                                                                                             |
| `logic`           | Weak argument flow, unclear transitions, introduction funnel problems, or abstract/conclusion misalignment     | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_logic.py main.tex --section methods`            | `references/modules/logic.md`                                                                                                 |
| `literature`      | Related Work is list-like, under-compared, or missing an evidence-backed research gap                          | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/analyze_literature.py main.tex --section related`       | `references/modules/literature.md`                                                                                            |
| `section-writing` | Draft, rewrite-plan, paragraph-role, flow, or claim-evidence work for a specific paper section                 | (LLM-driven workflow)                                                                        | references/modules/section-writing.md                                                                                         |
| `expression`      | Academic tone polish without changing claims                                                                   | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/improve_expression.py main.tex --section related`       | `references/modules/expression.md`                                                                                            |
| `translation`     | Chinese-to-English academic translation or bilingual polishing                                                 | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/translate_academic.py input.txt --domain deep-learning` | `references/modules/translation.md`                                                                                           |
| `title`           | Generate, compare, or optimize paper titles                                                                    | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/optimize_title.py main.tex --check`                     | `references/modules/title.md`                                                                                                 |
| `figures`         | Figure existence, extension, DPI, or caption review                                                            | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/check_figures.py main.tex`                              | `references/review/reviewer-perspective.md`                                                                                          |
| `pseudocode`      | IEEE-safe pseudocode review, `algorithm2e` cleanup, caption/label/reference checks, and comment-length review  | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/check_pseudocode.py main.tex --venue ieee`              | `references/modules/pseudocode.md`                                                                                            |
| `deai`            | Reduce AI-writing traces while preserving LaTeX syntax                                                         | `uv run python -B $SKILL_DIR/scripts/deai_check.py main.tex --section introduction`          | `references/modules/deai.md`                                                                                                  |
| `experiment`      | Inspect experiment design/write-up quality, discussion dept

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