Individual skill
tikz
Diagnose and fix residual TikZ label, arrow, box, and Bézier-path collisions with geometric calculations. Use when a generated .tex figure has overlapping labels or crossed arrows. Not for generating a new figure; use $figure or the upstream deck workflow.
skills/tikz/SKILL.md
Source commit 08dd9bdf9367f7321c27b7db8c08a125598a613f
What was checked
- Matches the observed repository HEAD
- Yes
- Scanner rules are current
- No
- Repository scan complete
- No
- Skill scan complete
- No
- Observed behavior
- Not checked yet
- Last checked
- Nov 6, 2026
These are observations at the recorded commit, not a guarantee of safety. Review the source before running it.
Install this skill
Choose an agent in your Stack or copy a command below. Commands fetch the pinned commit and copy only this skill directory. Existing destinations are refused. Copying a command does not install anything.
An install command is unavailable: current rules, complete repository and skill scans, an eligible behavior level and a permitted license are required.
Repository context
- Repository stars (not skill ratings)
- 150
- Repository last updated
- Nov 3, 2026
- License
- MIT
Observed agent integration: No specific integration evidence. Standard SKILL.md installation does not imply verified compatibility.
- academic-research Repository topic
- ai-tools Repository topic
- claude Repository topic
- claude-code Repository topic
- latex Repository topic
- phd Repository topic
- research-workflow Repository topic
- codex Repository topic
- operations Derived category
Files and excerpt
File metadata and permitted, redacted excerpts come from the recorded scan. Source links are pinned to that commit.
Browse files
SKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytesSKILL.mdcore · 12,552 bytestikz_rules.mddoc · 15,681 bytes
Read excerpt
# TikZ Collision Audit
**Purpose**: Find and fix residual visual collisions in TikZ figures in a given `.tex` file. Labels on arrows, text inside boxes, arrows crossing arrows — this skill catches them using measurement, not intuition.
**The fundamental rule**: an AI agent cannot reliably eyeball where TikZ elements land. All placement must be verified mathematically before declaring it safe.
---
## Critical context: this is a repair tool, not the primary defense
`tikz` runs **after** TikZ has been generated. It audits existing code and fixes what it finds. But it cannot reliably fix diagrams that were never built with measurement in mind.
**The upstream defense** is writing TikZ safely from the start:
