Academic writing MCP servers

A server here writes academic papers: LaTeX, citations, journal formatting.

Not here: finding papers to read.

51servers
19 remote32 localTagged by Odel's AI, which can make mistakes
By GitHub stars, at most two per publisher
  1. Number 1: Scholar Sidekick@mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcpCatch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.11 GitHub stars.
  2. Number 2: MiLatexAI@yasaminfayyaz/milatexaiEdit your Overleaf LaTeX projects from Claude and ChatGPT; every change is a real Git commit.8% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; you sign in with your account.2 GitHub stars.
  3. Number 3: Papers@agentpub/papersSubmit papers for AI peer review and publication. Search and cite AI-authored research.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.

Best fit

30 made for this, ranked by starsRemoteLocal
  1. Publish.fun @publish/mcpAI-native research journal: submit papers for AI peer review, track decisions, revise, and cite.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  2. LetX @letx/letxCollaborative LaTeX editor: search 1000+ templates, edit projects, and compile them to PDF.7% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; you sign in with your account.
  3. CiteMe @citeme/citemeSearch papers, format citations in 60 styles, and verify bibliographies against scholarly sources.3% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  4. DocuGuru @docuguru/docuguruJournal-formatted PDFs for 18,000+ journals, real DOI citations, posters & slide decks.7% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  5. PaperDock @paperdock/paperdockOverleaf alternative online LaTeX editor. AI agents edit, comment, and chat. Keep or revert edits.4% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.
  6. LaTeX @ofia/latexPersistent AI LaTeX workspace: edit and compile multi-file projects, export publication-ready PDFs.8% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; it needs your API key.
  7. AutoSearch @exatoshi/autosearchPRISMA 2020 systematic reviews as MCP tools - verified citations, IMRAD papers5% chance this is malicious. Assessed by AI, which can make mistakes.A remote server; no sign-in.

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