Check a paper before submission

Inspect the paper without modifying it. Run independent checks concurrently when practical; the coordination method and number of agents may vary.

Establish scope

Use a manuscript path supplied by the user. Otherwise, infer the main file from project configuration, build files, and the TeX document tree. Follow \input and \include dependencies and resolve figure and bibliography paths from the main document.

Use the project's documented build command. If none is documented and a Makefile exists, use its default target. Record the command and working directory so failures are reproducible.

Run the checks

References

Use the check-refs skill to verify cited works. Report retracted citations as blockers, distinguish unverified entries from nonexistent works, and note missing DOI or URL metadata separately.

LaTeX and build

Use the latex-cleanup skill for source-level checks. Build the paper and inspect the log for: