Proofread LaTeX Files

Proofread a LaTeX document for grammar, typos, notation consistency, and academic writing quality. Produces a report without editing files.

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107/28/2026
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name: proofread description: Proofread a LaTeX document for grammar, typos, notation consistency, and academic writing quality. Produces a report without editing files. disable-model-invocation: true argument-hint: "<filename or 'all' for all .tex files in current dir>" allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob", "Write", "Task"]

Proofread LaTeX Files

Run the proofreading protocol on LaTeX files. Produces a report of all issues found WITHOUT editing any source files.

Steps

  1. Identify files to review:

    • If $ARGUMENTS is a specific filename: review that file only
    • If $ARGUMENTS is "all": review all .tex files in the current directory
  2. For each file, check for:

    GRAMMAR: Subject-verb agreement, articles (a/an/the), tense consistency (present for established results, past for "we showed") TYPOS: Misspellings, duplicated words, search-and-replace artifacts NOTATION: Consistent use of $\mathbb{F}_p$, $\mathcal{A}$, $\lambda$; variables introduced before use; quantifiers explicit LATEX: Missing ~ before \cite/\ref, \left/\right mismatches, mismatched environments ACADEMIC QUALITY: Informal language, vague claims ("it is clear that..."), missing words

  3. Produce a report listing every finding with:

    • Line number
    • Current text
    • Proposed fix
    • Category and severity
  4. IMPORTANT: Do NOT edit any source files. Only produce the report.

  5. Present summary to the user:

    • Total issues per file
    • Breakdown by category
    • Most critical issues highlighted

Adapted from pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow (MIT license).

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