PaperDock

dev.paperdockPublished by paperdock.devOfficial publisherv0.10.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Overleaf alternative online LaTeX editor. AI agents edit, comment, and chat. Keep or revert edits.

Overview

AI-generated overview

Lets an assistant work inside PaperDock LaTeX projects: browse files, read and edit text, fetch compiled PDFs, and post comments and chat messages.

What you can do
PaperDock is a remote LaTeX editor service. Through it an assistant can list projects and files, search across editable project files, read files or line ranges, and create, edit, rename or move text files, with edits recorded in a Review changes view. It can fetch a signed download link for the latest successful compiled PDF, and it can read and post project comments, replies and chat messages.
When to use it
Useful when a user keeps LaTeX papers or documents in PaperDock and wants an assistant to find text, make or review edits, check the compiled output, or take part in project comments and chat.
Requirements
A remote MCP endpoint at the provider's hosted address; nothing to install locally. It works against the connected PaperDock account and its projects, so that account and its project access are needed. No environment variables or headers are declared.
Before you install
Edits, comments, replies and chat messages are applied and delivered immediately to project collaborators, and later deletion cannot undo delivery or reading. Files are never overwritten by create or upload, and binary uploads are not supported. Signed download links for files and PDFs are short-lived. The assistant acts under the connected account, so its actions appear as that account's activity.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open PaperDock in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/dev.paperdock%2Fpaperdock/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paperdock": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.paperdock.dev/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

16

list_projects

List PaperDock projects

List standard PaperDock projects accessible to the connected account, including its current role and effective MCP capabilities for each. Use projectId only for subsequent tool calls and do not show it unless explicitly requested.

Takes no parameters.

create_project

Create a PaperDock project

Create a new PaperDock project with a starter main.tex only when the user explicitly asks. Names are unique per owner, ignoring letter case and leading/trailing spaces. On PROJECT_NAME_ALREADY_EXISTS, do not retry create_project with the same name or a case/whitespace-only variant. Call list_projects to find the existing project. If the user's intent is unclear, ask whether to use that project or create a new one with a different name. Never modify the existing project or choose a different name without the user's authorization.

Parametersnamerequired

list_files

List project files

List project file metadata without loading full file contents.

ParametersprojectIdrequired

search_files

Search project files

Find where a word, phrase, citation key, label, LaTeX command, or other text appears across editable project files when its file or location is unknown. Search is case-insensitive and returns matching paths, positions, revisions, and short snippets. If the target file is already known, use read_file directly instead.

ParameterslimitqueryrequiredprojectIdrequiredextensions

read_file

Read a project file

Read an editable project file or return a 10-minute signed download URL for a private project asset. Provide exactly one target: fileId or path. For a localized task in a large text file, pass lineRange with inclusive 1-based startLine and endLine values to return at most 400 lines, absolute UTF-16 offsets, and a revision-bound rangeToken. If replacing all returned source lines, pass that rangeToken to edit_file instead of retyping the old text. Refine lineRange first when only part of the returned range should change. Omit lineRange when the full file is required.

ParameterspathfileIdlineRangeprojectIdrequired

read_pdf

Read an existing compiled PDF

Get the latest successful compiled PDF for an explicit entry .tex path, with a signed download link valid for at most 10 minutes, size, generation time, and freshness information. This never compiles, waits, or polls. A newer running or failed compile may coexist with an older successful PDF. Freshness is unknown unless later source changes are detected; never assume the PDF matches current or unsaved source. Download and open the PDF using a PDF-capable tool before discussing its contents or layout; a link alone is not a PDF inspection. If no result exists or it has expired, ask the user to compile in the web app. Use read_file for uploaded PDF assets.

ParameterspathrequiredprojectIdrequired

upload_file

Upload a text project file

Create one new editable text file from UTF-8 content. For compatibility contentBase64 is accepted only for UTF-8 text at an editable extension. Existing paths are never overwritten; use edit_file for existing text. Binary uploads and replacements are not supported by MCP: ask the user to upload or replace images, PDFs, and other binary assets directly in the PaperDock web app. Do not recreate them under another path or extension.

Parameterspathrequiredsha256contentmimeTypeprojectIdrequiredcontentBase64

create_file

Create a text project file

Create a new editable text file at a new project path from supplied content. Pass an explicit empty string to create an empty file. Existing paths are never overwritten.

ParameterspathrequiredcontentrequiredprojectIdrequired

edit_file

Edit a text project file

Immediately edit one existing editable text file and record the applied change in PaperDock's Review changes UI. Provide exactly one target (fileId or path) and exactly one payload: operations, content, or rangeToken with insert. Read the relevant current text first and pass its baseRevision. For a long replacement covering every line returned by an exact read_file.lineRange call, pass its rangeToken with insert; the token is connection-, file-, revision-, range-, and content-bound and expires after 10 minutes. For other focused edits, use sequential UTF-16 operations and copy expectedText exactly from read_file without retyping, normalization, spelling correction, or manual Unicode escaping; insertions use expectedText: "". On a conflict, read again and retry once. Use content only when broadly rewriting most of the file. This tool cannot create, rename, or delete files.

ParameterspathfileIdinsertcontentprojectIdrequiredoperationsrangeTokenbaseRevisionrequiredexpectedUpdatedAt

rename_file

Rename a project file

Rename one existing text or binary file in its current folder, preserving its extension and contents. Use rename_file or move_file only when the user requests a file rename or move. Both support existing text and binary files without reading or copying their contents. Call list_files first and pass the exact path and its revision as baseRevision. rename_file preserves the directory and extension; move_file preserves the filename within the same project. No overwrites, folder moves, cross-project transfers, or binary content changes are allowed. Path changes apply immediately, outside Review changes Keep/Revert. Text references are not automatically updated: check relevant LaTeX and bibliography references (including relative paths inside a moved text file), use guarded edit_file if needed, and report any incomplete reference updates separately. On a missing path or revision conflict, call list_files and confirm the target before retrying once.

ParameterspathrequirednewNamerequiredprojectIdrequiredbaseRevisionrequired

move_file

Move a project file

Move one existing text or binary file to a project-relative folder in the same project, preserving its filename and contents. Use an empty destinationFolder for the project root. New implicit folders are allowed. Use rename_file or move_file only when the user requests a file rename or move. Both support existing text and binary files without reading or copying their contents. Call list_files first and pass the exact path and its revision as baseRevision. rename_file preserves the directory and extension; move_file preserves the filename within the same project. No overwrites, folder moves, cross-project transfers, or binary content changes are allowed. Path changes apply immediately, outside Review changes Keep/Revert. Text references are not automatically updated: check relevant LaTeX and bibliography references (including relative paths inside a moved text file), use guarded edit_file if needed, and report any incomplete reference updates separately. On a missing path or revision conflict, call list_files and confirm the target before retrying once.

ParameterspathrequiredprojectIdrequiredbaseRevisionrequireddestinationFolderrequired

list_comments

List project comments

List active project comments and their replies. Resolved comment history is not returned by this tool.

ParametersprojectIdrequired

create_comment

Create a project comment

Create an open Comment on a .tex project file and post it immediately to project collaborators without changing the source file. Later deletion cannot undo prior delivery or reading. Selection offsets may be inferred from quote. Provide exactly one target: fileId or path.

ParametersbodyrequiredpathquotefileIdprojectIdrequiredselectionTocontextAftercontextBeforeselectionFrom

reply_to_comment

Reply to a project comment

Post a reply under the connected PaperDock account, marked as created via an AI agent, immediately to an open Comment. Use a commentId returned by list_comments or copied from PaperDock. If a Comment is not found, call list_comments once and do not retry the same missing commentId. It is visible to project collaborators, and later removal cannot undo prior delivery or reading. Write body as natural, collaborator-facing prose.

ParametersbodyrequiredcommentIdrequiredprojectIdrequired

list_chat_messages

List project chat messages

Read recent project chat messages in chronological order.

ParameterslimitprojectIdrequired

send_chat_message

Send a project chat message

Post a message under the connected PaperDock account, marked as created via an AI agent, immediately to the selected private PaperDock project's Chat. It is visible to project members, and later editing or deletion cannot undo prior delivery or reading.

ParametersbodyrequiredprojectIdrequired

Version history

2
  1. v0.10.0LatestOct 15, 2026
  2. v0.9.1Sep 16, 2026

Score

83% of the applicable checks met

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  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts

    Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.

  • LicenseNot applicable

    A hosted service is used under its provider's terms, so no license is expected here. This check is left out of the percentage.