LaTeX

LaTeX is a typesetting system that is the de facto standard for producing high-quality scientific and technical documents. Unlike word processors, LaTeX uses plain-text markup to describe a document's structure and lets the compiler handle layout, which makes it ideal for documents with mathematical notation, citations, cross-references, and consistent professional formatting.

With LaTeX, you can:

• Compile documents to PDF: Turn LaTeX source into a polished, print-ready PDF
• Typeset mathematics: Render equations, theorems, and scientific notation with precision
• Choose your compiler: Build with pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, LuaLaTeX, pLaTeX, upLaTeX, or ConTeXt
• Include supporting files: Add images, included .tex files, bibliographies, and custom classes or styles to the build
• Automate document production: Generate reports, invoices, certificates, and papers from templates

In Sim, the LaTeX integration enables your agents to compile LaTeX source into PDF files as part of any workflow — no OAuth or API key required. Agents can draft documents in LaTeX, attach supporting resources such as images or BibTeX bibliographies, and produce a finished PDF that downstream blocks can email, upload, or store. Agents can also search the available TeX Live packages and system fonts to pick the right tools for a document. This makes it easy to build agents that generate reports, typeset research digests, or produce templated documents like invoices and certificates.

Note: compilation runs on the public LaTeX-on-HTTP service at latex.ytotech.com, so the document source and any attached resources are sent to that third-party service. Avoid compiling documents whose contents must not leave your environment.

Usage Instructions

Integrates LaTeX into the workflow. Compiles LaTeX source into a PDF file with pdflatex, xelatex, lualatex, platex, uplatex, or context, and supports additional resources such as images, included .tex files, and bibliographies. Can also look up the TeX Live packages and system fonts available to the compiler. Does not require OAuth or an API key. Compilation runs on the public LaTeX-on-HTTP service (latex.ytotech.com), so document source and resources are sent to that third-party service.

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latex_compile

Compile a LaTeX document into a PDF via the public LaTeX-on-HTTP service (latex.ytotech.com). Supports pdflatex, xelatex, lualatex, platex, uplatex, and context, plus supporting resources such as images, included .tex files, and bibliographies.

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latex_search_packages

Search the TeX Live packages available to the LaTeX compiler by name or description, e.g. to check which packages can be used in a document.

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latex_get_package

Get details about a specific TeX Live package available to the LaTeX compiler, including whether it is installed, its description, license, and related packages.

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latex_list_fonts

List the system fonts available to the LaTeX compiler, optionally filtered by name, e.g. to pick a font for xelatex or lualatex documents using fontspec.

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