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pandoc-unicode-workaround

Handle LaTeX Unicode errors in pandoc PDF generation by normalizing special characters to ASCII

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

72%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The body is highly actionable with executable code and a useful replacement table, and is well organized for a single-purpose skill. Its weaknesses are mild verbosity and missing validation/feedback safeguards around the destructive in-place file edits.

Suggestions

Add an explicit backup checkpoint before the destructive sed/Python overwrite (e.g. copy input.md to a backup) and a retry loop for when regeneration still fails on unmapped characters.

Make Step 5 verification concrete with a command (e.g. check pandoc's exit code or grep the log for remaining Unicode errors) instead of the vague 'review the content'.

Trim obvious guidance such as Option A's manual find/replace and the 'Keep the original Markdown file' tip to reduce padding.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient and avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows, but includes some padding (the trivial Option A manual find/replace and obvious tips) that could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable, copy-paste-ready guidance: concrete sed commands, a complete Python replacement script, and specific pandoc invocations including alternative engines.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps 1-5 are clearly sequenced with a verify step, but the destructive sed/Python overwrite of input.md lacks an explicit backup checkpoint and there is no retry feedback loop if regeneration still fails on unmapped characters.

2 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

A single-purpose skill with no bundle files, organized into clearly labeled sections (When to Use, Step-by-Step, Alternative Approaches, Tips, Error Indicators) with no nested references; content is appropriately inline.

3 / 3

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Description

57%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is specific and distinctive, clearly conveying a single concrete capability in a narrow niche. Its main weakness is the absence of an explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause and limited natural trigger-term variations.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause, e.g. 'Use when pandoc PDF generation fails with LaTeX Unicode character errors', to answer the 'when' and lift completeness.

Broaden trigger-term coverage with natural variations users would say, such as 'PDF compilation fails' or 'Unicode character not set up for use with LaTeX'.

Spell out the concrete actions more fully (normalize/replace characters then regenerate the PDF) for greater specificity.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Names the domain ('pandoc PDF generation') and one concrete action ('normalizing special characters to ASCII'), but does not list multiple specific actions like the level-3 anchor.

2 / 3

Completeness

Clearly states what the skill does, but provides no explicit 'Use when...' trigger clause, so the 'when' is only implied and completeness is capped at 2.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes relevant natural terms ('LaTeX Unicode errors', 'pandoc PDF generation', 'special characters') a user hitting this error would say, but is terse and misses common variations such as 'PDF compilation fails' or 'not set up for use with LaTeX'.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Targets a very specific niche (pandoc LaTeX Unicode errors via ASCII normalization) with distinct triggers, making it unlikely to fire for the wrong skill.

3 / 3

Total

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12

Passed

Validation

100%

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Validation16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

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HKUDS/OpenSpace
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