Is Mathpix Mcp safe to use?

Mathpix Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Mathpix Mcp?

Mathpix Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with Mathpix Mcp?

Mathpix Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Mathpix Mcp actively maintained?

Mathpix Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 5 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.

Mathpix MCP

Name: Mathpix MCP
Author: georgedouzas

by georgedouzas

MCP server for Mathpix OCR. Convert images, PDFs, and DOCX/PPTX to LaTeX and Markdown from any LLM/agent, over stdio or Streamable HTTP.

1 GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 5d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

0 tools

Grade F

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Mathpix MCP is an MCP server that MCP server for Mathpix OCR. Convert images, PDFs, and DOCX/PPTX to LaTeX and Markdown from any LLM/agent, over stdio or Streamable HTTP. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 42/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mathpix": {
      "env": {
        "MATHPIX_APP_ID": "your_app_id",
        "MATHPIX_APP_KEY": "your_app_key"
      },
      "command": "mathpix-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What Mathpix Mcp does

A Model Context Protocol server for Mathpix OCR, over stdio or Streamable HTTP (bearer-token auth). It exposes Mathpix conversion as MCP tools so an LLM/agent can turn images and PDF/DOCX/PPTX documents into LaTeX and Markdown.

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Is Mathpix Mcp safe to use?: Mathpix Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Mathpix Mcp?: Mathpix Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Mathpix Mcp?: Mathpix Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Mathpix Mcp actively maintained?: Mathpix Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 5 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.

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Writing

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mathpix": {
      "env": {
        "MATHPIX_APP_ID": "your_app_id",
        "MATHPIX_APP_KEY": "your_app_key"
      },
      "command": "mathpix-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What Mathpix Mcp does

Test This Server

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README

mathpix-mcp

A Model Context Protocol server for Mathpix OCR, over stdio or Streamable HTTP (bearer-token auth). It exposes Mathpix conversion as MCP tools so an LLM/agent can turn images and PDF/DOCX/PPTX documents into LaTeX and Markdown.

Tools

Tool	Purpose
`convert_document_tool`	PDF/DOCX/PPTX → Markdown/LaTeX/HTML (URL or local path). Saves output to a file and returns a path + preview so it doesn't overflow the model context.
`convert_image_tool`	Image → LaTeX/text/MathML/etc. Result is written to a file (path + preview returned).
`convert_strokes_tool`	Handwritten strokes → LaTeX/text.
`batch_convert_tool`	Multiple images, optionally concurrent (`parallel`, `max_parallel`).
`check_document_status_tool`	Poll an async document conversion.
`search_results_tool`	Search recent captures; full content (when requested) is written to files.
`get_usage_tool` / `get_account_info_tool`	Usage statistics and account identifiers.
`list_formats_tool`	List supported output formats.

OCR results (LaTeX/text/MathML/etc.) are always written to files rather than returned inline; tools return a file path, a short preview, and metadata. The destination follows the tool's output_path/output_dir argument, else MATHPIX_OUTPUT_DIR, else the system temp dir.

Requirements

Ruby >= 3.2 (CI runs 3.3 and 3.4)
Mathpix API credentials (MATHPIX_APP_ID, MATHPIX_APP_KEY)

Install

From RubyGems (provides the mathpix-mcp / mathpix-mcp-http executables):

gem install mathpix-mcp

Or straight from GitHub (in a Gemfile):

gem 'mathpix-mcp', git: 'https://github.com/georgedouzas/mathpix-mcp'

Or build locally from a clone:

gem build mathpix-mcp.gemspec
gem install ./mathpix-mcp-*.gem

Or run from a clone with Bundler:

bundle install
cp .env.example .env                 # add your MATHPIX_APP_ID / MATHPIX_APP_KEY

Configuration

All configuration is via environment variables (loaded from .env when launched from the project directory, or from the process environment). Copy .env.example to .env as a starting point.

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`MATHPIX_APP_ID`	yes	—	Mathpix application id.
`MATHPIX_APP_KEY`	yes	—	Mathpix application key.
`MATHPIX_OUTPUT_DIR`	no	system temp dir	Where OCR results are written when a tool isn't given an explicit `output_path`/`output_dir`.
`MATHPIX_MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB`	no	`10`	Maximum local file size accepted for upload.
`MATHPIX_HTTPS_ONLY`	no	`true`	Upgrade/enforce HTTPS for remote sources.
`MATHPIX_API_URL`	no	`https://api.mathpix.com/v3`	Mathpix API base URL.
`MATHPIX_TIMEOUT`	no	`30`	Per-request timeout in seconds (1–300).
`MATHPIX_LOG_LEVEL`	no	(off)	Log verbosity to stderr: `DEBUG`/`INFO`/`WARN`/`ERROR`.
`MATHPIX_MCP_TOKEN`	HTTP only	—	Bearer token required by the HTTP transport.
`MATHPIX_MCP_HOST`	no	`127.0.0.1`	HTTP bind host.
`MATHPIX_MCP_PORT`	no	`3000`	HTTP bind port.

Run (stdio)

mathpix-mcp            # if installed as a gem
# or
bundle exec mathpix-mcp

It speaks MCP over stdio. Credentials are read from .env (when launched from the project directory) or the process environment.

Run (HTTP / Streamable HTTP)

The HTTP transport requires a bearer token (MATHPIX_MCP_TOKEN) — every request must send Authorization: Bearer <token>. It binds to 127.0.0.1:3000 by default (MATHPIX_MCP_HOST / MATHPIX_MCP_PORT).

export MATHPIX_MCP_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
mathpix-mcp-http                 # if installed as a gem
# or
bundle exec mathpix-mcp-http
# or, with a Rack server of your choice:
bundle exec puma config.ru -b tcp://127.0.0.1:3000

Example request:

curl -s http://127.0.

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/georgedouzas/mathpix-mcp#readme)

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

42/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−58

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Community

Reviews

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Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mathpix Mcp safe to use?: Mathpix Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Mathpix Mcp?: Mathpix Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Mathpix Mcp?: Mathpix Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Mathpix Mcp actively maintained?: Mathpix Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 5 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.