Academic LaTeX Layout
SkillDocs & knowledgeUse when working on academic paper LaTeX layout, figure/table float placement, draft-to-template LaTeX generation, existing .tex project layout repair, figures piling up, figures far from text, large blank areas, two-column figure/table placement, page-limit layout cleanup, or compiled PDF layout review.
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Then ask your AI: use the Academic LaTeX Layout skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by joshua-zyy/academic-paper-writer in skills/academic-latex-layout/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
LaTeX layout and float-placement router for academic papers. Optimize figure/table placement by semantic adjacency and compiled PDF evidence, not by source-level hacks.
Router Protocol
- Read
manifest.yaml. - Read every file listed under
always_load. - Detect exactly one mode from the manifest.
- Echo the selected mode before executing.
- Reach for
references/only when the manifest condition is satisfied.
Modes
| Mode | Use when |
|---|---|
draft-to-latex-layout | Draft + template + existing figures/tables must become LaTeX with semantically placed floats |
layout-repair | Existing .tex project has float pileups, text/figure drift, blank areas, or two-column layout problems |
layout-audit | User wants diagnosis only, without edits |
Boundaries
Do not generate data figures; use academic-figure. Do not broadly polish prose; use academic-polishing. Do not decide which figures the paper should contain.
Completion Criteria
- Template constraints identified or bounded.
- Figure/table semantic map produced.
- Direct edits follow risk policy.
- Compile and PDF preview loop run when feasible; otherwise bounded assessment explains the blocker.
- Final report follows
references/report-format.md.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 110
- Forks
- 1
- Last commit
- Jun 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
academic-latex-layout- Source
- github.com/joshua-zyy/academic-paper-writer