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Compile LaTeX to PDF without installing TeX Live. No API key needed to start.

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  • compileFree

    Compile LaTeX source into a PDF. Returns a PDF URL, page count and compile time. USE THIS WHEN: you have LaTeX source (or a \documentclass) and no local pdflatex / TeX Live installation to run it with. This is that missing compiler, available over HTTP. Also use it whenever the user asks for a document where typesetting matters - an invoice, contract, report, letter, CV, certificate, or academic paper - since you can write the LaTeX yourself and compile it here. DO NOT USE THIS TO: convert HTML to PDF, merge, split or compress existing PDF files, or extract text from a PDF. This compiles LaTeX source and nothing else. No API key is required. Anonymous callers get a small number of compilations per day and failed attempts do not count, so you can iterate on your LaTeX for free. Send an API key in the Authorization header to raise the limits. With a key, a document over the plan's page or size limit still returns a PDF: `preview: true`, the first pages the plan allows, `total_pages`, and `plan_required` naming the plan that covers the whole document. Show the user the preview and relay `warning`; never drop pages silently. IMPORTANT: This tool compiles LaTeX, NOT plain text. You must generate complete, valid LaTeX source yourself before calling it. Do not pass plain text, markdown or JSON directly - convert them to LaTeX first, and never ask the user to write LaTeX. A minimal valid document is: \documentclass{article}\begin{document}<content>\end{document}. Escape these in body text: % & $ # _ { } and backslash. If compilation fails the response includes a `diagnosis` naming the cause and a concrete suggested fix, often a missing \usepackage. Apply it and call again yourself rather than showing the user a TeX log.

  • get_public_templateFree

    Get a public template's fields (JSON schema), sample data, filling instructions and LaTeX source. Read the instructions before collecting data from the user. To make the PDF, pass the data to `render_public_template`; to change the layout itself, edit the source and use `compile`.

  • list_public_templatesFree

    List Pressa's public, professionally designed document templates (invoices, purchase orders, packing slips, delivery notes, receipts, reports, certificates, resumes, CVs, cover letters), each with a one-line summary, a preview image URL and the colours it comes in. Several designs of one document (`document`, e.g. five resume designs) take the same data. Use this when the user wants one of these documents and has no layout of their own, or asks to see designs to choose from. Works without an API key.

  • render_public_templateFree

    Fill a public template with the user's data and return a PDF link. Data must match the template's schema (see get_public_template); a missing field comes back as a list of what to ask for, and costs nothing. The designs of one document take the same data (the five resume designs, as do the packing slip and the delivery note), so switching design is the same call with a different slug, and `color` prints a design in another of its colours. Works without an API key within the daily free limit.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-11-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan5 source files scanned25/25
  • Live reliabilityremote reachable in 1710ms20/20
  • Tool poisoning4 tool descriptions checked15/15
  • Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
  • Maintenancelast push 5 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10
Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Pressa - LaTeX to PDF compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
92/100
higher than 95% of 48,255 servers
Tools
4
the typical server has 7
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Uptime
100%
of our recent checks; the typical remote server answers 100%
Response time
567 ms
faster than 25% of 30,031 servers
Downloads a week
379
more than 84% of 12,191 servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 4 read

Release history: 5 versions in the registry since 2026-09-22, latest 2026-10-28, typically one every 6 days.

Install Pressa - LaTeX to PDF in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http pressa https://api.pressa.dev/mcp
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What the publisher says

From the Pressa - LaTeX to PDF repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

@pressa/mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Pressa - LaTeX in, publication-quality PDF out. This server lets AI assistants compile documents through a standardized interface.

No API key required to start. Add the server, ask for a PDF, get one. A key raises the limits later.

Setup

Add this to your MCP client configuration (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pressa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pressa/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

That is the whole configuration. The server starts in anonymous mode and exposes the compile tool, which works with no credentials: 3 successful compilations per day, and failed attempts do not count against that, so an assistant can iterate on its LaTeX for free.

To unlock the rest, add a key:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pressa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pressa/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PRESSA_API_KEY": "pressa_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free key at pressa.dev. Takes about 30 seconds, no credit card. It raises the limit to 50 compilations per month and registers the template, asset and render tools.

Hosted server (no install)

The same tools are also served over Streamable HTTP at https://api.pressa.dev/mcp, so a client that supports remote MCP servers needs no Node.js and no local process:

claude mcp add --transport http pressa https://api.pressa.dev/mcp

Keyless, it exposes compile. Send an Authorization: Bearer header to register the template, asset and render tools as well.

Environment Variables

Anonymous mode

With no PRESSAAPIKEY set, the server starts anyway rather than refusing to run, and registers exactly one tool: compile. Tools that need an account are not registered at all, because a tool that cannot succeed is worse than an absent one.

Anonymous limits: pdflatex only, up to 3 pages, 30 KB of source, no image assets, and PDF links that expire after 1 hour.

Error handling

Compilation failures return a structured diagnosis rather than a raw TeX log: the error class, the offending command, and a concrete suggested fix (often a missing \usepackage). An assistant is expected to apply the fix and retry on its own instead of showing the user a compiler log.

Tools

compile

Compile LaTeX source code into a PDF.

Input:

Each plan has limits on pages per document, LaTeX source size, PDF output size, and compile timeout. If a compile exceeds your plan's page limit, the document does not count against your monthly quota and the MCP response includes the limit and an upgrade URL. Non-LaTeX input is rejected with a structured requirements list and an example_template so the LLM can self-correct without user intervention.

Output (success):

{
  "job_id": "ffc2bd62-3b67-45d6-be14-b529c4b9489f",
  "pdf_url": "https://api.pressa.dev/api/v1/pdfs/ffc2bd62...?sig=xxx&exp=xxx",
  "expires_at": "2026-04-09T20:44:55Z",
  "pages": 1,
  "compilation_time_ms": 359,
  "usage": {
    "plan": "free",
    "compilations_this_month": 9,
    "monthly_limit": 50
  }
}

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Pressa - LaTeX to PDF: common questions

Is Pressa - LaTeX to PDF MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Pressa - LaTeX to PDF safety report
How do I install Pressa - LaTeX to PDF?
It runs remotely at api.pressa.dev. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
Does Pressa - LaTeX to PDF need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for PRESSA_API_KEY.
Is Pressa - LaTeX to PDF maintained?
The last commit was 7 days ago (2026-10-28). The latest release is v0.11.4.
Is Pressa - LaTeX to PDF up?
100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
How does Pressa - LaTeX to PDF compare with other MCP servers?
safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 48,255 servers); tools 4 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.