Backward Traceability

Backward Traceability

Make every number in the final PDF hyperlink back to the exact code line that produced it.

Input

• $0 — Paper project directory containing code and LaTeX files

References

• Traceability patterns and LaTeX commands: ~/.claude/skills/backward-traceability/references/traceability-patterns.md

Scripts

Scan hypertarget/hyperlink references

python ~/.claude/skills/backward-traceability/scripts/ref_numeric_values.py \
  --scan paper/main.tex --output report.json

Reports: all hypertargets, hyperlinks, orphan references, unreferenced numeric values.

Verify cross-reference integrity

python ~/.claude/skills/backward-traceability/scripts/ref_numeric_values.py \
  --verify paper/main.tex --code-output results.txt

Cross-checks values between paper text and code output. Reports mismatches.

Workflow

Step 1: Tag Code Outputs

For every numeric value produced by experiment code, add hypertarget tags:

# In experiment code output:
print(f"\\hypertarget{{R1a}}{{45.3}}")  # Mean accuracy
print(f"\\hypertarget{{R1b}}{{2.1}}")   # Std deviation