# texflow-mcp

> LaTeX document compiler with MCP interface

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/texflow-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/aaronsb/texflow-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/aaronsb/texflow-mcp
- version: 1.6.3
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, latex, document, typesetting, pdf
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:texflow-mcp

### Description (declared)

# TeXFlow MCP

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![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/texflow-mcp)

A LaTeX document compiler with an [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) interface. AI agents operate on a structured document model — sections, paragraphs, figures, tables — while TeXFlow handles all LaTeX mechanics: packages, preamble, fonts, and compilation.

## Install

```bash
pip install texflow-mcp
```

Or run without installing:

```bash
uvx texflow-mcp
```

### System dependencies (optional)

TeXFlow compiles documents to PDF using XeLaTeX. Without it, you can still build and export `.tex` files.

```bash
# Arch
pacman -S texlive-xetex texlive-fontsrecommended texlive-fontsextra

# Debian/Ubuntu
apt install texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra

# Fedora
dnf install texlive-xetex texlive-collection-fontsrecommended texlive-collection-fontsextra
```

For page preview (PNG), install `poppler-utils` (provides `pdftoppm`).

## Configure with Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add texflow -- uvx texflow-mcp
```

That's it. Restart Claude Code and the tools are available.

To set a workspace directory (where documents are saved):

```bash
claude mcp add texflow -- uvx texflow-mcp ~/Documents/TeXFlow
```

## Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "texflow": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["texflow-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

## How it works

TeXFlow has two entry flows, both converging on the same in-memory document model:

1. **Scaffold** — `document(action="create")` builds an empty document skeleton. Add content with `edit(action="insert")`.
2. **Markdown ingest** — `document(action="ingest", source="paper.md")` parses markdown into the model. Refine layout from there.

The model auto-saves to disk as JSON. LaTeX is only ever an output artifact — you never edit `.tex` directly…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (1, derived)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/texflow-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T14:22:08.727Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/texflow-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/texflow-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:texflow-mcp