MagicTeX MCP server
LaTeX editor for AI agents: live PDF preview, PDF comments that drive edits, git history
3 stars29 downloads/wk
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MagicTeX tools
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-24 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan39 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 9 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
What the publisher says
From the MagicTeX repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
MagicTeX — LaTeX Editor for AI Agents
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MagicTeX is a LaTeX editor built for AI agents — an Overleaf-like one-window workspace for Claude Code, served by an MCP server, with no local TeX install and no Overleaf account: live PDF preview, a source editor with a Visual (WYSIWYG) mode, change history, and comments you anchor on the rendered PDF that become edit instructions for the agent. (npm package: magictex-mcp.)
It compiles with a WASM TeX Live 2026 engine (texlyre-busytex) running inside a headless browser, so there's nothing multi-gigabyte to install — just a one-time WASM asset download.
See it before you install
A guided walkthrough of the comment → agent loop lives at zoelin.dev/tools/magictex, built from real tool output. It's a replay, not a hosted instance — the TeX engine is a one-time ~650 MB download and the agent half is Claude itself, so MagicTeX runs next to your project rather than in a web page.
The workspace
One browser window (inspired by Typst's one-surface editor and LiquidText's anchored annotations):
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ✓ up to date · 13 pages Export .zip · Download PDF │
├────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┤
│ Source / │ PDF (live) │ Comments │
│ History │ select text → 💬 comment │ accepted → ask │
│ editor, │ highlights stay anchored │ Claude to │
│ timeline │ auto-reloads on every edit │ address them │
│ + diffs │ │ → resolved ✓ │
└────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Install directly
Runs npx -y magictex-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add magictex -- npx -y magictex-mcp
MagicTeX: common questions
- Is MagicTeX MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the MagicTeX safety report
- How do I install MagicTeX?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
- Does MagicTeX need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is MagicTeX maintained?
- The last commit was 9 days ago (2026-09-16). The latest release is v0.1.10.
- What can I use instead of MagicTeX?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: SoloMD MCP server, argot MCP server and Obsidian Everywhere MCP server. Compare all MagicTeX alternatives.
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