Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add terrylica/cc-skills --skill latex-setupgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/terrylica/cc-skillsWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/terrylica/cc-skills/latex-setup)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/terrylica/cc-skills/latex-setup"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/terrylica/cc-skills/latex-setup/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/terrylica/cc-skills/latex-setup"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/terrylica/cc-skills/latex-setup.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>- NVIDIA SkillSpector warn
SkillSpector: 5 findings, up to high
These are SkillSpector’s own severities. On a checked sample its high-severity flags on skills were ~96% false positives — a documented command, a public API, a “never do X” rule — so we show them as a caution to read, not a verdict. Why →
- high Rogue Agent · line 113 Skill modifies its own code, configuration, or behavior at runtime. Self-modification enables an agent to escalate privileges, disable safety constraints, or install persistent backdoors.Fix: Prevent the skill from modifying its own code, SKILL.md, or configuration files. Treat skill files as read-only at runtime.
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 72 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 98 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 101 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
- medium Privilege Escalation · line 98 Commands invoke sudo or root privileges. Verify this elevated access is necessary and justified.Fix: Avoid sudo/root unless strictly required. Prefer least-privilege patterns. If elevation is needed, document the justification and scope.
What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00036 | $0.01060 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00018 | $0.00530 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00007 | $0.00212 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00004 | $0.00106 |
Grade B, and why
latex-setup scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Asks for rootmediumPrivilege escalation
A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.
- [ ] Test package installation: `sudo tlmgr install <package>` How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 116 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
LaTeX Environment Setup
Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Installing LaTeX on a new machine
- Setting up MacTeX distribution
- Configuring Skim PDF viewer with SyncTeX
- Verifying LaTeX installation
- Troubleshooting missing packages
Quick Reference
Recommended Stack
| Component | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MacTeX 2025 | Full LaTeX distribution (TeX Live 2025) | ✅ Recommended |
| Skim 1.7.11 | PDF viewer with SyncTeX support | ✅ macOS only |
| TeXShop 5.57 | Integrated LaTeX IDE (optional) | ✅ Native macOS |
Quick Start
Install MacTeX
brew install --cask mactex
# Size: ~4.5 GB (includes everything)
Verify Installation
tex --version
# Expected: TeX 3.141592653 (TeX Live 2025)
pdflatex --version
latexmk --version
Test Compilation
echo '\documentclass{article}\begin{document}Hello World!\end{document}' > test.tex
pdflatex test.tex
ls test.pdf # Verify PDF created
Post-Installation Checklist
- Verify
tex --versionshows TeX Live 2025 - Verify
latexmk --versionshows 4.86a+ - Verify
pdflatex test.texcreates PDF - Install Skim if using mactex-no-gui
- Test SyncTeX: compile with
-synctex=1flag - Configure Skim preferences for editor integration
- Add
/Library/TeX/texbinto PATH if needed - Test package installation:
sudo tlmgr install <package>
Reference Documentation
For detailed information, see:
- Installation - Full MacTeX vs lightweight options, Skim installation
- Verification - Check installation, verify PATH, test compilation
- Package Management - Check, install, search for packages with tlmgr
- Skim Configuration - Enable SyncTeX, configure preferences for editor integration
- Troubleshooting - PATH issues, tlmgr problems, permissions
What ships with it
7 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 3d ago First seen · 116 lines · 36 tokens per session scan B b62a0cec5fa9
latex-setup is a skill published in the GitHub repository terrylica/cc-skills (66 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 36 tokens to every session and 1,060 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (asks for root). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-05.
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