LaTeX MCP server

This is a helper that connects your AI assistant to your LaTeX writing project. It lets the AI look at your .tex files, read the papers you cite, run your Python scripts to make figures, and compile your document to check it still builds. It is handy if you write papers or reports in LaTeX and want the AI to do the boring back-and-forth for you.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI something about your paper, like which files exist or what a cited paper says. The AI passes that request to this helper program. The helper then looks inside your LaTeX project folder, reads the right file or PDF, or runs a compile command. It sends the result back to the AI, and the AI explains it to you in the chat. If you ask it to add a figure or a table, it can run your Python script and place the result into your LaTeX for you.

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What you can do with it

• List all the .tex files in your project so you can see your chapters and sections
• Read a file from your project, including a chunk of a PDF
• Pull the details out of your .bib file, like titles and download links
• Download the PDFs of the papers you cite
• Read a cited paper by its citation key and summarize what it says
• Compile your LaTeX document and tell you if it built or where it failed
• Run your own Python scripts to make figures or tables and place them into your document

Try asking your AI

• “List all the tex files in my project and tell me which one is the main document”
• “Read the paper I cite as smith2023model and summarize its main claim”
• “Compile my document and tell me if there are any errors”
• “Run my figure script and add the new chart into the results section”

What it gives back to you

You get answers in the chat, like a list of your files, a summary of a paper, or the text pulled from a PDF. When it compiles, it tells you whether the build succeeded and shows a snippet of the log if something went wrong. If it adds a figure or table, it tells you what it changed in your document. It can also save a small JSON file of extracted PDF text for later use.

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Who it's for

Researchers, students, and anyone who writes papers or reports in LaTeX and wants their AI to help with reading sources, building figures, and compiling.