v1.0.0

TeXFlow MCP v1.0.0

LaTeX document compiler with MCP interface. AI agents operate on a structured document model — sections, paragraphs, figures, tables — while TeXFlow handles all LaTeX mechanics.

Install

pip install texflow-mcp

Configure with Claude Code:

claude mcp add texflow -- uvx texflow-mcp

Features

6 MCP Tools

• document — create, ingest markdown, show outline, read sections
• layout — columns, fonts, paper, margins, headers/footers, TOC
• edit — insert, replace, delete, move blocks (section, paragraph, figure, table, code, equation, list, raw)
• render — compile to PDF, preview page as PNG, export .tex
• reference — search LaTeX commands, symbols, packages, error help
• queue — batch multiple operations in one call with a single disk write

Workflow State Machine

Every tool response includes a computed state hint showing where you are and what to do next. States flow: no_document → empty → drafting → styled → compiled. Error responses include contextual guidance.

Formatter Layer

Consistent, scannable text output across all tools via shared formatting primitives (truncation, indentation, status icons).

Two Entry Flows

1. Scaffold — document(action="create") builds an empty skeleton, add content with edit
2. Markdown ingest — document(action="ingest", source="paper.md") parses markdown into the model

Both converge on an in-memory document model that auto-saves to disk. LaTeX is only an output artifact.

Dependencies

• Python >= 3.12
• fastmcp >= 3.0.0
• mistune >= 3.2.0
• Optional: xelatex for PDF compilation, pdftoppm for page preview