Auto Paper Patch

Purpose

Produce bounded LaTeX changes from approved artifacts. In a guarded Harness workspace, default to writing apply-ready diffs under auto_paper_output/<paper_id>/ instead of directly editing the manuscript source. Do not perform broad rewrites from chat memory.

Required Inputs

• latex_patch_plan.md
• writing_rationale_matrix.md
• claim_register.md
• citation_support_bank.md
• current draft files

Patch Policy

• Generate one section or contiguous unit group at a time.
• Write latex_patch.diff or patches/<unit_id>.diff plus patch_ledger.md by default.
• Direct .tex or .bib edits are allowed only when the operator explicitly authorizes applying a patch and the active workspace write scope permits the target path.
• Preserve labels, refs, citation keys, graphics paths, tables, equations, environments, macros, and venue wrappers unless the patch plan explicitly says otherwise.
• Do not add citation keys that are absent from citation_support_bank.md.
• Do not delete citation keys still used by a registered claim.
• Do not strengthen unsupported claims for fluency.

Outputs

Write:

• latex_patch.diff or patches/<unit_id>.diff
• patch_ledger.md
• guard or compile reports when the patch was applied in a temporary copy

patch_ledger.md rows must include:

• file path
• line anchor
• before role
• after role
• rationale row
• claim IDs
• citation IDs
• patch artifact
• guard result
• reviewer-risk delta

Run .agents/skills/auto-paper/scripts/latex_guard.py on an applied temporary copy when possible. If no temporary apply step is run, record guard_result: NOT_RUN with the reason.