latex-paper-en_skill

Overview

This skill is a LaTeX academic paper assistant for English papers, tailored to IEEE, ACM, Springer, NeurIPS, and ICML formats in Deep Learning, Time Series, and Industrial Control domains. It provides modular actions: compilation, format checks, grammar and style polishing, logical and methodological review, Chinese→English translation with domain-aware terminology, bibliography validation, and de-AI editing. All suggestions are returned as diff-style LaTeX comments with severity and priority metadata.

How this skill works

You invoke a module by a trigger word (e.g., "compile", "grammar", "translate") and provide $ARGUMENTS: main .tex path, target scope, and module choice. The skill analyzes the specified scope and outputs suggested edits in a strict diff-comment format, preserves citations/math/labels, and never fabricates bibliography entries. Execution of scripts or compilers is performed only when explicitly requested, and destructive operations prompt confirmation.

When to use it

• When you need a reliable build using latexmk or a specific LaTeX recipe (xelatex/pdflatex/biber/bibtex).
• Before submission to ensure formatting, linting, and journal/conference style compliance.
• To proofread and polish English grammar, article usage, and academic tone in manuscript sections.
• To check long sentences (>50 words) and simplify them into clear core + subordinate structure.
• To strengthen logical flow, justify methodology choices, and ensure reproducibility details.
• When translating Chinese technical text to English with domain-aware terminology confirmation.

Best practices

• Always provide $ARGUMENTS: main .tex path, the exact section or line range, and the desired module.
• Do not request automatic execution of compilation or cleaning without explicit consent; confirm before destructive flags (--clean, --clean-all).
• Preserve all \cite{}, \ref{}, \label{}, and math environments; request confirmation before changing domain terminology.
• Use the default latexmk recipe for full builds; request specific recipes only for custom workflows.
• Supply bibliography files when asking for citation checks; never add or invent bibliographic entries.

Example use cases

• Run the Compile module to produce a PDF with latexmk and capture the first compilation errors.
• Use Grammar Analysis on the Methods section to fix article usage, tense, and subject-verb agreement with inline diff comments.
• Apply Long Sentence Analysis to Results to decompose sentences with >50 words and suggest concise rewrites.
• Invoke Logical Coherence & Methodological Depth to add transitions, justify design choices, and checklist reproducibility items.
• Translate a Chinese paragraph about attention mechanisms into English, confirming domain-specific terms before finalizing.