LaTeX Setup Skill for PATH and Minimal PDF Checks
Check the installed TeX tools and verify a clean sample document builds before working on a larger project.
中文Install in Claude Code
Use your local environment and a TeX distribution you can verify. The example reads versions and builds a synthetic file.
- Get the complete `plugins/doc-tools/skills/latex-setup` directory from the pinned GitHub commit.
- Copy it into the target project's `.claude/skills/`. Check `.claude/skills/latex-setup/SKILL.md`, start Claude Code at the project root, and call `/latex-setup`.
Example task
Create hello.tex using article and one Hello line. Check pdflatex --version and latexmk -v, then run latexmk -pdf hello.tex.What to check
The tools resolve in the current terminal and hello.pdf opens with Hello. Record paths and versions.
Original SKILL.md on GitHub · Updated
Frequently asked question
Why can my terminal find TeX while the editor cannot?
Compare the editor's PATH to the terminal and check the engine executable selected by the editor.