PaperDock

Overleaf alternative online LaTeX editor.

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What it can do

  • List 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 an
  • Create Project: Create a new PaperDock project with a starter main.tex.
  • List Files: List project file metadata without loading full file contents.

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Overleaf alternative online LaTeX editor. Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, or Gemini to shared research projects: read and edit LaTeX files, join Comments and project Chat, and keep or revert every agent edit as a diff. Owner, Editor, and Viewer roles from the web app apply to the connection, and agent connections are always free.

How to connect

How to connect PaperDock to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://paperdock--hanbit0515.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect PaperDock to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://paperdock--hanbit0515.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect PaperDock to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://paperdock--hanbit0515.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (14)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

list_projectsList 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.
create_projectCreate a new PaperDock project with a starter main.tex.
list_filesList project file metadata without loading full file contents.
search_filesFind 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.
read_fileRead an editable project file or return a 10-minute signed download URL for a private project asset. Provide exactly one target: fileId or path.
upload_fileCreate one new project file from supplied UTF-8 text or base64-encoded bytes. Editable files are stored as text and other files as binary assets. Existing paths are rejected and never overwritten.
replace_fileReplace the bytes of one existing binary asset while preserving its PaperDock path. Provide exactly one target: fileId or path. Read the file first and pass its current expectedRevision. This tool cannot replace editable text or rename a file.
create_fileCreate 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.
edit_fileImmediately edit one existing editable text file using bounded operations or replacement content, and record the applied change in PaperDock's Review changes UI. Provide exactly one target (fileId or path) and exactly one payload (operations or content). Pass baseRevision and baseContent from read_file when possible. This tool cannot create, rename, or delete files.
list_commentsList active project comments and their replies. Resolved comment history is not returned by this tool.
create_commentCreate 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.
reply_to_commentPost a reply under the connected PaperDock account, marked as created via an AI agent, immediately to an open Comment. It is visible to project collaborators, and later removal cannot undo prior delivery or reading. Write body as natural, collaborator-facing prose.
list_chat_messagesRead recent project chat messages in chronological order.
send_chat_messagePost 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.