academic-writer

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name: academic-writer
description: "Professional LaTeX writing assistant. Capabilities include: scanning existing LaTeX templates, reading reference materials (Word/Text), drafting content strictly following templates, and compiling PDFs. Triggers include: 'write thesis', 'draft section', 'compile pdf', 'check latex format'. Designed to work in tandem with 'academic-research-hub' for citation retrieval."
license: Proprietary
permissions:
  - shell:exec
env:
  PYTHON_CMD: python3
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# Academic Writer & LaTeX Composer

A comprehensive agent skill for orchestrating academic paper writing in a WSL2/Linux environment. It manages the lifecycle from template analysis to PDF compilation.

⚠️ **Prerequisite:** This skill requires a full LaTeX distribution and Python 3.

## Installation & Setup

Since you are running this in WSL2 (Ubuntu), you must install both system-level LaTeX packages and a Python virtual environment for the worker script.

### 1. System Dependencies (LaTeX)
Open your WSL terminal and run:

```bash
# Update package lists
sudo apt-get update

# Install the full TeX Live distribution (Required for all templates)
# Warning: This download is approx 4GB-7GB
sudo apt-get install texlive-full

# Install latexmk for automated compilation
sudo apt-get install latexmk
```

### 2. Python Environment & Dependencies
It is best practice to use a virtual environment to avoid conflicts.

```bash
# Go to your skill directory
cd ~/.openclaw/skills/academic-writer

# Create a virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv

# Activate the environment
source venv/bin/activate

# Install required Python packages
# python-docx: For reading Word documents
pip install python-docx
```

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## Quick Reference

| Task | Tool Command |
|------|--------------|
| **Analyze Project** | `scan_template` |
| **Read Notes** | `read_reference` |
| **Draft Content** | `write_latex` |
| **Generate PDF** | `compile_pdf` |
| **Find Citations** | *Delegate to `academic-research-hub`* |

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