# typst

Helps write and compile Typst documents, build custom templates, and migrate Markdown or LaTeX files. Useful when formatting papers, reports, and packages.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2000 installs · ★ 133
- Author: lucifer1004
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst/tree/HEAD/skills/typst/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/typst

## What it does

This skill guides agents through working with `.typ` files, `typst.toml`, and the Typst CLI. It contains syntax references and layout styling rules. To discover packages across Typst Universe, it includes the `scripts/search-packages.py` helper script.

Agent verification uses three approaches. HTML export checks heading structure and text content. Rendering pages to PNG inspects visual spacing and font rendering. For page-specific text fallbacks, it runs `pdftotext`.

The instructions target Typst 0.15+. Projects running Typst 0.14.2 will break on updated syntax, which makes checking out the legacy `typst-0.14.2` repository tag necessary.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst --skill typst -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst --skill typst -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst --skill typst -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst typst
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst --skill typst -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst --path skills/typst
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst --skill typst -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/lucifer1004/claude-skill-typst/tree/HEAD/skills/typst/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compile `.typ` documents into PDF or PNG images
- convert existing LaTeX or Markdown documents to Typst
- format academic papers with equations and bibliographies
- create reusable document templates with custom set and show rules

## Example prompts
- Convert this LaTeX document to Typst and apply standard A4 margins
- Compile document.typ to PNG to verify heading spacing
- Search Typst Universe for resume packages using scripts/search-packages.py

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: typst
description: 'Typst document creation and package development. Use when: (1) Working with .typ files, (2) User mentions typst, typst.toml, or typst-cli, (3) Creating or using Typst packages, (4) Developing document templates, (5) Converting Markdown/LaTeX to Typst'
---

# Typst

This skill targets Typst 0.15+. For Typst 0.14.2, use the `typst-0.14.2`
repository tag for the previous skill snapshot.

## Compilation

```bash
typst compile document.typ              # compile once → PDF
typst compile document.typ output.pdf   # explicit output path
typst compile document.typ -f png       # export as PNG image
typst compile src/main.typ --root .     # set project root for /path imports
typst watch document.typ                # recompile on change
typst eval --in document.typ 'query(heading).len()'  # Typst 0.15+ introspection
```

For command options beyond this quick reference, see [cli.md](cli.md).

Agent verification — choose by what you need to check (see [debug.md](debug.md) for details):

| Method      | Command                                                                 | Best for                                  |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| HTML export | `typst compile doc.typ /dev/stdout -f html --features html 2>/dev/null` | Text content, structure, headings, tables |
| PNG export  | `typst compile doc.typ page-{p}.png -f png`                             | Visual layout, alignment, spacing, fonts  |
| pdftotext   | `typst compile doc.typ && pdftotext doc.pdf -`                          | Fallback for page-specific content        |

## Minimal Document

```typst
#set page(paper: "a4", margin: 2cm)
#set text(size: 11pt)

= Title

Content goes here.
```

## Writing Documents

**Starting a new document?** Copy the closest recipe from [Examples](#examples) below — it's faster than starting blank and each row names the docs to read next.

| When you need to...                                | Read                           |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Learn syntax, imports, functions, control flow     | [basics.md](basics.md)         |
| Learn data types, operators, string/array methods  | [types.md](types.md)           |
| Style pages, headings, figures, layout             | [styling.md](styling.md)       |
| Tables, grids, cell spans, borders, data tables    | [tables.md](tables.md)         |
| Academic papers, bibliography, theorems, equations | [academic.md](academic.md)     |
| Convert from Markdown or LaTeX                     | [conversion.md](conversion.md) |
| Upgrade older Typst code, 0.15 breaking changes    | [migration.md](migration.md)   |
| Use Typst CLI commands and build options           | [cli.md](cli.md)               |
| Extract data from documents, multi-pass builds     | [query.md](query.md)           |

## Developing Packages and Templates

| When you need to...                            | Read                       |
| ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
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