An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables LaTeX editing with AI assistance and Overleaf integration. This server allows AI assistants like Claude to help with creating and editing LaTeX documents.

• LaTeX document editing and creation
• Mathematical equation formatting
• Table and figure generation
• Document compilation
• Overleaf project integration (download/upload)
• All features available on free tier (no paid API dependencies)

• Python 3.10 or higher
• A LaTeX compiler (MiKTeX, TeX Live, etc.)
• Pandoc (for HTML conversion)
• Claude Desktop app or other MCP-compatible client

brew install --cask basictex

or for a full installation:

brew install --cask mactex-no-gui

Download and install MiKTeX from miktex.org

sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-extra

brew install pandoc

Download and install from pandoc.org/installing.html

sudo apt-get install pandoc

pip install overleaf-mcp

git clone https://github.com/username/overleaf-mcp.git
cd overleaf-mcp
python -m venv overleaf-mcp-env
source overleaf-mcp-env/bin/activate  # On Windows: .\overleaf-mcp-env\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .

We provide a convenient script to activate the environment and set up the PATH:

source ./activate_env.sh

overleaf-mcp run

Follow the instructions in Claude Desktop to connect to a local MCP server.

1. Download your Overleaf project as a ZIP file
2. Use Claude to help edit the LaTeX files
3. Package the edited project for upload back to Overleaf

To see the LaTeX template manager and converter in action:

./run_latex_demo.sh

• create_document: Create a new LaTeX document
• compile_document: Compile the current document
• fix_errors: Identify and fix compilation errors

• create_equation: Create a LaTeX equation
• create_table: Generate a LaTeX table
• create_figure: Insert a figure with caption
• create_section: Add a new document section

• download_from_overleaf: Instructions for downloading from Overleaf
• prepare_for_upload: Package a project for Overleaf upload

To set up for development:

git clone https://github.com/username/overleaf-mcp.git
cd overleaf-mcp
python -m venv overleaf-mcp-env
source overleaf-mcp-env/bin/activate  # On Windows: .\overleaf-mcp-env\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Run tests:

pytest tests/

MIT License