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Author a Math Paper

Create a new .model.md document through interactive ideation. You describe concepts — Claude formalizes them into complete paper sections with prose, display math, and validated Python blocks. Each section is written and validated before moving on.

Step 1: Initialize

New paper (no path given, or file doesn't exist):

1. Check for review findings. If the user provides a .review.md file as the path argument, or if a <basename>.review.md file exists adjacent to the target .model.md path, read the review findings. These contain a recommended template, outline, and key decisions from a prior /math-paper-creator:review session. Tell the user: "I found review findings from a prior session. I'll use these to guide template selection and authoring." Skip items 1-3 below and proceed directly to Step 1.5 with the review context loaded. If no review file is found, continue with item 1.
2. Ask the user to describe the problem domain. Accept anything from a vague concept ("I want to model workforce optimization under constraints") to a specific sketch ("I have sets I, J, P and an allocation variable x_ijp").
3. Create the .model.md file with YAML frontmatter:

   ---
   title: <derived from user description>
   date: <today>
   author: <ask or infer>
   version: 0.1
   ---
   

4. Initialize an empty running symbol name registry (a list you maintain across sections).
5. Proceed to Step 2.

Resume (path to an existing .model.md file):

1. Read the file.
2. Run the meta-compiler check to rebuild the symbol state:

   cd ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT} && PYTHONPATH=src python3 -m meta_compiler.cli check "<file_path>"
   

3. Rebuild the running symbol name registry from the existing validate blocks (read all symbol names already registered).
4. Show the user a summary: number of sections, symbol count by type, any warnings.
5. Ask where they want to continue. Proceed to the authoring loop (Step 3).

Step 1.5: Template selection