Ask HN: What prompt do you use to get Claude to consistently render LaTeX?

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ND	Ask HN: What prompt do you use to get Claude to consistently render LaTeX?
	5 points by TobyTheCamel 1 days ago \| 6 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0

Summary ~lite

User seeks effective prompts for Claude to render LaTeX consistently.

Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available

Longitudinal 459 HN snapshots · 21 evals

Audit Trail 41 entries

2026-03-05 05:56	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.600 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 05:56	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.60 (Strong positive) 0.00
2026-03-05 05:52	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.600 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 05:52	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.60 (Strong positive)
2026-03-05 05:42	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.600 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 05:42	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.60 (Strong positive)
2026-03-04 02:02	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 02:02	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 02:02	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:50	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 01:50	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:45	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:45	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 01:45	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:17	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 01:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 01:17	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:12	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 01:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 01:12	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:07	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:07	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 01:07	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:01	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 01:01	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 01:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-04 00:32	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.02)	- -
2026-03-04 00:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.01
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-04 00:32	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-04 00:21	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06)	- -
2026-03-04 00:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 23:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral) +0.01
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 23:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 23:10	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 23:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 23:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 22:36	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.01
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 22:34	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion
2026-03-03 22:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.04 (Neutral)
	reasoning Discussion on using AI for LaTeX rendering, no explicit human rights discussion
2026-03-03 22:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral)
	reasoning LaTeX rendering issue discussion

build d154933+hz7p · deployed 2026-03-05 17:51 UTC · evaluated 2026-03-03 07:16:53 UTC