Is TexMCP safe to use?

TexMCP 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 TexMCP?

TexMCP 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.

TexMCP provides 5 tools: render_latex_document, render_template_document, list_templates, list_artifacts, get_template. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with TexMCP?

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

Is TexMCP actively maintained?

TexMCP is less actively maintained — last commit was 201 days ago. It has 10 GitHub stars.

TexMCP

Name: TexMCP
Author: devroopsaha744

by devroopsaha744

A small FastMCP-based Microservice that renders LaTeX to PDF. The server exposes MCP tools to render raw LaTeX or templates and produces artifacts

10 5 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Stale

Last commit 201d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

5 tools · ~223 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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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": {
    "FastMCP-LaTeX-Server": {
      "cwd": "C:\\\\Users\\\\DEVROOP\\\\Desktop\\\\tex-mcp",
      "args": [
        "C:\\\\Users\\\\DEVROOP\\\\Desktop\\\\tex-mcp\\\\run_server.py"
      ],
      "command": "C:\\\\Users\\\\DEVROOP\\\\Desktop\\\\tex-mcp\\\\venv\\\\Scripts\\\\python.exe",
      "transport": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

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What TexMCP does

A small FastMCP-based Microservice that renders LaTeX to PDF. The server exposes MCP tools to render raw LaTeX or templates and produces artifacts (a .tex file and .pdf)

Test This Server

No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.

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Is TexMCP safe to use?: TexMCP 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 TexMCP?: TexMCP 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 can TexMCP do?: TexMCP provides 5 tools: render_latex_document, render_template_document, list_templates, list_artifacts, get_template. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with TexMCP?: TexMCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is TexMCP actively maintained?: TexMCP is less actively maintained — last commit was 201 days ago. It has 10 GitHub stars.

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Writing Developer Tools

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": {
    "FastMCP-LaTeX-Server": {
      "cwd": "C:\\\\Users\\\\DEVROOP\\\\Desktop\\\\tex-mcp",
      "args": [
        "C:\\\\Users\\\\DEVROOP\\\\Desktop\\\\tex-mcp\\\\run_server.py"
      ],
      "command": "C:\\\\Users\\\\DEVROOP\\\\Desktop\\\\tex-mcp\\\\venv\\\\Scripts\\\\python.exe",
      "transport": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

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What TexMCP does

A small FastMCP-based Microservice that renders LaTeX to PDF. The server exposes MCP tools to render raw LaTeX or templates and produces artifacts (a .tex file and .pdf)

Test This Server

No automated test available for this server. Check the GitHub README for setup instructions.

README

FastMCP LaTeX Server (tex-mcp)

A small FastMCP-based Microservice that renders LaTeX to PDF. The server exposes MCP tools to render raw LaTeX or templates and produces artifacts (a .tex file and .pdf) under src/artifacts/.

This repository is prepared to run locally and to be loaded by Claude Desktop (via the Model Context Protocol). The default entrypoint is run_server.py.

Demo

Quick features

Render raw LaTeX to .tex and (optionally) .pdf using pdflatex
Render Jinja2 templates and compile to PDF
Designed to run as an MCP server for Claude Desktop and other MCP-capable clients

Tools exposed by this MCP server

Total tools: 5
- render_latex_document — write LaTeX and optionally compile to PDF
- render_template_document — render a Jinja2 template and optionally compile
- list_templates — list available templates
- list_artifacts — list files produced in src/artifacts/
- get_template — return the raw contents of a template file so clients can inspect it before rendering

Getting started (local development)

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ (the project uses modern pydantic/fastapi stack)
LaTeX toolchain (pdflatex) for PDF compilation (optional; if missing, server returns .tex only)

Create a project virtualenv and install deps

Clone from GitHub

If you want to work from the canonical repository on GitHub, clone it first:

git clone https://github.com/devroopsaha744/TexMCP.git
cd TexMCP

After cloning you can follow the venv creation and install steps below.

python -m venv .venv
. .\\.venv\\Scripts\\Activate.ps1
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run the server directly (stdio mode - used by Claude Desktop)

. .\\.venv\\Scripts\\Activate.ps1
python .\\run_server.py
# or run the venv python explicitly if you don't activate
.# .venv\\Scripts\\python.exe run_server.py

If run in stdio mode the server will speak MCP over stdin/stdout (this is what Claude Desktop expects when it spawns the process). If you prefer HTTP, edit run_server.py and switch the transport to http (see commented code) and run via uv run or uvicorn.

Artifacts

Rendered outputs are placed in src/artifacts/. For each job you should see a .tex file and — if pdflatex is available — a matching .pdf.

Templates

Several example templates live in src/mcp_server/templates/. There are 15 templates included (for example sample_invoice.tex.j2, sample_letter.tex.j2, sample_resume.tex.j2). Use list_templates to get the full list programmatically. The templates are deliberately simple and ready to customize — add your own .tex.j2 files to that folder to expand the catalog.

Included templates (in src/mcp_server/templates/)

default.tex.j2 (base example template)
sample_invoice.tex.j2
sample_invoice2.tex.j2
sample_letter.tex.j2
sample_report.tex.j2
sample_resume.tex.j2
sample_presentation.tex.j2
sample_certificate.tex.j2
sample_coverletter.tex.j2
sample_poster.tex.j2
sample_thesis.tex.j2
sample_receipt.tex.j2
sample_recipe.tex.j2
sample_poem.tex.j2
sample_cv.tex.j2

Integration with Claude Desktop (quick)

Recommended: use the fastmcp CLI installer which will set things up to run from the project directory and use the project venv.

From your project root (with the venv already created and deps installed):

fastmcp install claude-desktop run_server.py --project C:\\Users\\DEVROOP\\Desktop\\tex-mcp

This ensures uv runs inside the project directory and uses the project's environment. After the installer runs, fully quit and restart Claude Desktop.

Manual Claude De

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Why this score

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

Score breakdown

64/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−36

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Inventory

Tools (5)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~223 tokens total

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 TexMCP safe to use?: TexMCP 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 TexMCP?: TexMCP 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 can TexMCP do?: TexMCP provides 5 tools: render_latex_document, render_template_document, list_templates, list_artifacts, get_template. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with TexMCP?: TexMCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is TexMCP actively maintained?: TexMCP is less actively maintained — last commit was 201 days ago. It has 10 GitHub stars.