# overleaf-sync

Keeps a local paper directory and an Overleaf project in sync, so collaborators edit in the web UI while ARIS audits run on the local copy.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 441 installs · ★ 18090
- Author: wanshuiyin
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep/tree/HEAD/skills/overleaf-sync/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/overleaf-sync

## What it does

The skill pairs the `paper/` directory where ARIS skills work with `paper-overleaf/`, a git clone of your Overleaf project. The clone talks to Overleaf through the official Git bridge, so exchange happens with `git pull` and `git push`, and `rsync` moves files between the two directories.

Four sub-commands cover the loop: `setup <project-id>` for the one-time bridge, `pull` before an editing session, `push` after local work, and `status` for diagnostics. You run setup yourself in a terminal with `tools/overleaf_setup.sh`; the token goes in through a hidden prompt and stays in the OS keychain, out of the agent's reach. The same script installs a `pre-commit` hook that refuses any commit carrying a token pattern.

\`pull` does not merge blindly. Each diff hunk gets a decision: clean editorial fixes sync straight in, while number changes and new `\cite{...}` entries mean re-running `/paper-claim-audit` or `/citation-audit` afterwards. Half-finished sentences and obvious typos are flagged instead of synced. Expect a paid Overleaf plan here — the Git bridge is a Premium feature. Before `push` the agent prints `git diff --stat` and waits for your confirmation unless you passed `auto: true` upfront.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill overleaf-sync -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/overleaf-sync/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/overleaf-sync/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill overleaf-sync -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/overleaf-sync/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill overleaf-sync -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/overleaf-sync/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep overleaf-sync
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/overleaf-sync/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill overleaf-sync -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --path skills/overleaf-sync
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/overleaf-sync/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill overleaf-sync -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep/tree/HEAD/skills/overleaf-sync/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull a co-author's Overleaf edits and review them before merging
- push ARIS audit fixes back to a shared Overleaf project
- set up project access without leaking the token into chat history
- check how far the local copy has drifted from the remote before editing
- move a finished local paper into Overleaf for joint editing

## Example prompts
- sync overleaf
- pull overleaf and show me what changed
- push overleaf with a message about the corrected numbers

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: overleaf-sync
description: "Two-way sync between a local paper directory and an Overleaf project, so ARIS audit/edit workflows stay on the local copy while collaborators edit in the Overleaf web UI. Use when user says \"同步 overleaf\", \"overleaf sync\", \"推送到 overleaf\", \"connect overleaf\", \"Overleaf 桥接\", \"pull overleaf\", \"push overleaf\", or wants to bridge their ARIS paper directory with an Overleaf project."
argument-hint: "[setup <project-id> | pull | push | status]"
allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Grep, Glob, Edit, Write, Skill
---

# Overleaf Sync

Bridge a local paper directory with an Overleaf project so that:

- **You** can keep editing in the Overleaf web UI (or share editing access with collaborators)
- **ARIS** can read your changes, run audits (`/paper-claim-audit`, `/citation-audit`, `/auto-paper-improvement-loop`), and push fixes back

This uses the official **Overleaf Git bridge** (Premium feature). The agent **never sees your authentication token** — you do the one-time auth manually so the token lives in macOS Keychain, not in chat history or `.git/config`.

## When to Use This Skill

- You want to use Overleaf as the editing surface (better collaboration, shared with team) but still run ARIS pipelines locally
- You want to take an existing local ARIS paper and push it to Overleaf for a co-author to edit
- A collaborator made changes in Overleaf and you want to pull + diff them before continuing local work

## Constants

- **CLONE_DIR_DEFAULT** = `paper-overleaf` (sibling of existing `paper/`, NOT inside `paper/`)
- **CREDENTIAL_HELPER** = `osxkeychain` (macOS) / `manager` (Windows) / `cache` (Linux fallback)
- **TOKEN_HANDLING** = **NEVER write token to disk, env var, or chat**. User pastes it once into the terminal credential prompt; the OS keychain stores it from then on.

## Architecture

```
┌─────────────────┐       git pull/push      ┌─────────────────┐
│  Local paper/   │ ◄─── rsync ──── ►       │ paper-overleaf/ │ ◄──► Overleaf web
│  (ARIS audits)  │                          │ (git bridge)    │     (collaborators)
└─────────────────┘                          └─────────────────┘
```
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