LaTeX Report Generator

Convert content to professionally formatted PDF reports using LaTeX.

Workflow

1. Read the input file to understand the content structure
2. Create a LaTeX document based on the template in templates/report.tex
3. Compile to PDF using the tectonic script

Key Instructions

LaTeX Document Structure

Use the template structure from templates/report.tex. Key elements:

• Professional title page with metadata
• Table of contents for longer documents
• Color-coded sections and priorities
• Code listings with syntax highlighting (use generic style, avoid language= for unsupported languages)
• Well-formatted tables using booktabs
• Headers/footers with document info

Code Listings

Important: Tectonic has limited language support for listings. Use these safe options:

• \begin{lstlisting}[] – generic code (safest)
• \begin{lstlisting}[caption=Description] – with caption only
• Avoid language=SQL, language=JavaScript etc. as they may fail

Compiling

Run the compile script to ensure tectonic is available and compile:

~/.claude/skills/latex-report/scripts/compile.sh <input.tex>

This script:

1. Downloads tectonic to /tmp if not present
2. Compiles the LaTeX file to PDF
3. Reports success/failure

Output

• Place the .tex file in the same directory as the input
• Name the output based on the input filename or user preference
• Verify the PDF was created successfully

Template Reference

See templates/report.tex for the full template with:

• Document class and package setup
• Color definitions
• Header/footer configuration
• Section formatting
• Code listing styles
• Table formatting examples

Common Sections for Reports

Adapt based on content type:

Technical Reports / RCAs:

• Executive Summary
• Timeline
• Key Metrics
• Root Cause Analysis
• Contributing Factors
• Recommendations
• Appendix

General Reports:

• Introduction
• Background
• Findings
• Analysis
• Conclusions
• Recommendations

Documentation:

• Overview
• Getting Started
• Usage
• API Reference
• Examples
• Troubleshooting