insert-tables - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: insert-tables description: After Stata/R generates .tex tables, insert \input commands into the correct Overleaf sections disable-model-invocation: true argument-hint: "[table file name or 'scan' to find new unlinked tables]" allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob", "Write", "Edit", "Task"]

Insert Tables

After a Stata or R script generates .tex table files in the Overleaf project, this skill:

Identifies where the \input{} command should go
Inserts it in the correct section file
Verifies the table file exists and is well-formed

Input: $ARGUMENTS — table filename (e.g., table5_new.tex) or "scan" to find all unlinked tables.

Overleaf Table Architecture

Tables live in: $OL/files/tab/

files/tab/
├── {{your_subfolder}}/     ← Main tables from your table do-file
│   ├── table1.tex
│   ├── table2.tex
│   └── ...
└── {{archive_subfolder}}/  ← Older/archived tables

Insertion Points

Table Type	Insert In	Section
Main tables (1-4)	`Sections/7-figuresAndTables.tex`	After existing tables
Appendix tables (A.1+)	`Sections/8-appendix.tex`	After existing appendix tables
In-text reference	`Sections/5-results.tex`	Where results are discussed
Presentation tables	`presentation.tex`	In relevant `\section{}`

For Paper (main.tex)

Tables from esttab are COMPLETE — they include \begin{table}...\end{table} with caption and label. Do NOT wrap in another table environment.

% In 7-figuresAndTables.tex:
\input{files/tab/{{subfolder}}/table_new.tex}

% For wide tables (6+ columns):
\begin{landscape}
\input{files/tab/{{subfolder}}/table_wide.tex}
\end{landscape}

For Slides (presentation.tex)

Tables need scaling for Beamer frames:

\begin{frame}[plain]\frametitle{Table Title}
\scalebox{0.8}{
  \input{files/tab/{{subfolder}}/table_new.tex}
}
\end{frame}

"Scan" Mode

When called with "scan":

List all .tex files in files/tab/ subdirectories
Grep 7-figuresAndTables.tex, 8-appendix.tex, and presentation.tex for \input{files/tab/
Report any .tex table files that exist but are NOT referenced anywhere
Suggest where each unlinked table should be inserted

Steps

Verify table file exists at the expected path
Read the table file — check for \begin{table}, \caption{}, \label{tab:...}
Determine insertion point based on table type (main/appendix/slides)
Read the target section file
Insert \input{} command at the appropriate location with a comment
If results section reference needed: add Table \ref{tab:label} in the narrative
Verify no duplicate \input{} for the same file

Quality Checks

Table file has matching \begin{table} / \end{table}
\label{tab:...} is present and unique
\input{} path is correct relative to main.tex
No duplicate insertions
For slides: \scalebox{} wrapping present