doc-build-tools

Builds LaTeX documents using latexmk with live preview and dependency tracking. Use when setting up builds, live preview, or troubleshooting compilation.

Installs and configures complete LaTeX development environment on macOS with MacTeX, Skim viewer, and SyncTeX support. Use when setting up new machine, installing LaTeX, or configuring PDF viewer.

Creates modern LaTeX tables with tabularray package for fixed-width columns, proper alignment, and clean syntax. Use when creating tables or working with column layouts.

Use when writing markdown intended for PDF output, creating PDFs from markdown, or printing PDFs. Invoke EARLY when authoring markdown for PDF to prevent mistakes (manual heading numbers, manual ASCII diagrams, inline annotations). Also use for PDF generation with Pandoc/XeLaTeX, section numbering, table of contents, bibliography, landscape/portrait orientation, printing (one-sided, duplex, simplex, lpr), fixing diagrams breaking across pages, code block page breaks, or double numbering issues. Triggers on - markdown for PDF, write document for printing, create printable doc, pandoc, xelatex, print PDF, PDF generation.