AmbroseTriC/compile-latex
.claude/skills/compile-latex/SKILL.md
Compile a Beamer LaTeX slide deck with XeLaTeX (3 passes + bibtex). Use when compiling lecture slides.
development
Updated Apr 16, 2026
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add AmbroseTriC/ECON53_DAC compile-latexInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
Security Scan Results
3 of 9 scanners reported clean
Some scanners were skipped, did not run, or reported a non-clean status. Review each row below.
3
Scanners Passed
9
Scanners in report
Clean
TrivyContainer and dependency vulnerability scanner
95%
Clean
SemgrepStatic code analysis for vulnerabilities
95%
Clean
mcp-scan (Snyk)Model Context Protocol security validation
95%
Skipped
Snyk (dep)Open source security scanning
50%
Skipped
Socket.devSupply chain security analysis
50%
Skipped
VirusTotalMulti-engine malware detection
50%
Skipped
CrowdStrikeAdvanced threat intelligence
50%
Skipped
OSV-ScannerOpen Source Vulnerability database check
50%
Skipped
OWASP Dep-Check
50%
Last scanned: Apr 15, 2026, 10:08 AM7.1s1 file scanned
SKILL.md
- name:
- compile-latex
- description:
- Compile a Beamer LaTeX slide deck with XeLaTeX (3 passes + bibtex). Use when compiling lecture slides.
- argument-hint:
- [filename without .tex extension]
- allowed-tools:
- ["Read", "Bash", "Glob"]
Compile Beamer LaTeX Slides
Compile a Beamer slide deck using XeLaTeX with full citation resolution.
Steps
- Navigate to Slides/ directory and compile with 3-pass sequence:
cd Slides
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex
BIBINPUTS=..:$BIBINPUTS bibtex $ARGUMENTS
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex
Alternative (latexmk):
cd Slides
TEXINPUTS=../Preambles:$TEXINPUTS BIBINPUTS=..:$BIBINPUTS latexmk -xelatex -interaction=nonstopmode $ARGUMENTS.tex
-
Check for warnings:
- Grep output for
Overfull \\hboxwarnings - Grep for
undefined citationsorLabel(s) may have changed - Report any issues found
- Grep output for
-
Open the PDF for visual verification:
open Slides/$ARGUMENTS.pdf # macOS # xdg-open Slides/$ARGUMENTS.pdf # Linux -
Report results:
- Compilation success/failure
- Number of overfull hbox warnings
- Any undefined citations
- PDF page count
Why 3 passes?
- First xelatex: Creates
.auxfile with citation keys - bibtex: Reads
.aux, generates.bblwith formatted references - Second xelatex: Incorporates bibliography
- Third xelatex: Resolves all cross-references with final page numbers
Important
- Always use XeLaTeX, never pdflatex
- TEXINPUTS is required: your Beamer theme lives in
Preambles/ - BIBINPUTS is required: your
.bibfile lives in the repo root
Related Skills
AmbroseTriC/visual-audit
testing
VerifiedTrustedCommunity
Perform adversarial visual audit of Quarto or Beamer slides checking for overflow, font consistency, box fatigue, and layout issues.
SKILL.mdUpdated Apr 16, 2026
AmbroseTriC/validate-bib
testing
VerifiedTrustedCommunity
Validate bibliography entries against citations in all lecture files. Find missing entries and unused references.
SKILL.mdUpdated Apr 16, 2026
AmbroseTriC/translate-to-quarto
testing
VerifiedTrustedCommunity
Translate Beamer LaTeX to Quarto RevealJS. Multi-phase workflow with TikZ extraction and QA.
SKILL.mdUpdated Apr 16, 2026
AmbroseTriC/slide-excellence
development
VerifiedTrustedCommunity
Multi-agent slide review (visual, pedagogy, proofreading). Use for comprehensive quality check before milestones.
SKILL.mdUpdated Apr 16, 2026