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Pandoc Plugin Help
Quick reference for the Pandoc document conversion plugin.
Available Commands
/pandoc:help- This help message/pandoc:template- Generate document templates (academic, thesis, presentations)/pandoc:validate- Validate YAML frontmatter and dependencies/pandoc:convert- Convert documents with smart defaults/pandoc:frontmatter- Add or update document metadata/pandoc:restyle- Transform document to match different template styles/pandoc:defaults- Generate reusable defaults files
Quick Start
Ask Claude to help with:
Simple conversion:
"Convert this markdown file to PDF"
Academic papers:
"Format this as an academic paper with citations"
Presentations:
"Turn this into a presentation"
Document transformation:
"Restyle this document to match thesis format"
Validation:
"Check if my document is ready to convert"
Common Tasks
Convert to PDF
Just ask: "Convert document.md to PDF"
Add Bibliography
Just ask: "Add bibliography support to this document"
Fix Errors
Just ask: "This conversion failed, what's wrong?"
Apply Template
Just ask: "Format this as [academic paper / thesis / presentation]"
When Things Go Wrong
Common issues and what to ask:
YAML errors:
"The YAML frontmatter has errors, can you fix it?"
Missing files:
"It says bibliography file is missing, help me set this up"
LaTeX errors:
"The PDF conversion failed with a LaTeX error"
Citation issues:
"Citations aren't showing up in the output"
Templates Available
- academic-paper - Research papers with citations
- thesis-report - Thesis/dissertation with custom title page
- article-simple - Simple article format
- presentation-beamer - LaTeX Beamer slides
- presentation-revealjs - Web-based reveal.js slides
How It Works
The plugin auto-activates when you ask about:
- Document conversion
- PDF generation
- Bibliography/citations
- Academic formatting
- Templates
Just describe what you want to do - no need to know Pandoc syntax!
Examples
"I have a markdown file about my research, can you convert it to PDF?"
"This needs to be formatted as an academic paper with Harvard citations"
"Can you check if this document is ready to convert?"
"Transform this into thesis format with table of contents"
Need More Help?
For detailed information, use specific commands:
/pandoc:template- Template details/pandoc:convert- Conversion options/pandoc:validate- Validation guide/pandoc:restyle- Document transformation
Or just ask Claude naturally about what you're trying to accomplish!