mcpbeat

MagicTeX MCP Server

io.github.ZoeLinUTS/magictex
local only

MagicTeX runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 458 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Jul 2026.

LaTeX editor for AI agents: live PDF preview, PDF comments that drive edits, git history

Installs per day peak 937 · avg 65 · -70% w/w
a month agotoday
458
Installs / week
npm · magictex-mcp
3
Stars
1 open issues
27 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
AGPL-3.0
License
TypeScript

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add magictex -- npx -y magictex-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "magictex": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "magictex-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.magictex]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "magictex-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "magictex": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "magictex-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "magictex": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "magictex-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

MagicTeX — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for MagicTeX?
MagicTeX runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package magictex-mcp was installed 458 times last week.
How do I connect MagicTeX?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls magictex-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use MagicTeX?
The npm package magictex-mcp was installed 458 times in the last week. Week over week that is -70%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is MagicTeX open source?
Yes — it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in TypeScript, 3 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.