PaperDock is an online collaborative LaTeX editor that connects ChatGPT, Claude, Codex or Gemini to a shared LaTeX project over its MCP server, with diff review of agent edits and PDF compilation 1. Alternatives for working with research papers and LaTeX-adjacent workflows include FiatDock's paper search action 2, Firecrawl's research paper tools 4, and arXiv search via LangChain's skill catalogue 3.
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PaperDockpaperdock.devwebsite read, tools not yet checked
Online LaTeX editor with an MCP server that lets ChatGPT, Claude, Codex or Gemini edit a shared LaTeX project, with each agent text edit shown as a diff to keep or revert, plus PDF compilation.
official:MCP server · PaperDock
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FiatDockfiatdock.comverified and signed
MCP marketplace whose Academic paper search action queries OpenAlex for papers with title, authors, year, DOI, citations and open-access link 12.
official:MCP server · FiatDockpackage · FiatDock
for agents: Academic paper search (OpenAlex, ~250M works) · search_services · get_service
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Firecrawlfirecrawl.devverified and signed
Web data API whose firecrawl_research_search_papers action searches paper metadata and abstracts with a natural-language query, and firecrawl_research_inspect_paper retrieves metadata for one paper ID 14.
official:MCP server · Firecrawl MCP ServerSDK · firecrawl-pyrepository · firecrawlskill · firecrawlskill · firecrawl-search+49 community tools built for it
for agents: firecrawl_research_inspect_paper · firecrawl_research_search_papers · firecrawl-research-papers
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LangChainlangchain.comverified and signed
Agent platform with an arxiv-search skill that searches arXiv for preprints and academic papers and retrieves abstracts 13.
+153 community tools built for it
for agents: arxiv-search · file-organizer · langchain
Sources
- 1PaperDock | Online LaTeX Editor for AI, Overleaf Alternativepaperdock.dev · read 2026-10-29
- 2FiatDock — the MCP marketplace where AI agents buy services per callfiatdock.com · read 2026-10-29
- 3LangChain: the open agent platform to own your intelligencelangchain.com · read 2026-10-29
- 4Firecrawl | Web Data API for AI Agentsfirecrawl.dev · read 2026-10-29
- 12FiatDock: declares "Academic paper search (OpenAlex, ~250M works)" (the record we read and signed)unfragile.ai · read 2026-10-24
- 13arxiv-search: declares "arxiv-search" (the record we read and signed)unfragile.ai · read 2026-10-24
- 14Firecrawl MCP Server: declares "firecrawl_research_inspect_paper" (the record we read and signed)unfragile.ai · read 2026-10-24
For agents: the 10 actions behind this answer
· PaperDock website read, tools not yet checked
PaperDock is an online LaTeX editor for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, and Gemini, with free MCP connections, real-time collaboration, and PDF compilation.
Academic paper search (OpenAlex, ~250M works) · FiatDock verified and signed
Academic papers from OpenAlex (Crossref fallback): title, authors, year, venue, DOI, citations, open-access link, abstract. {query?, fromYear?, toYear?, openAccessOnly?, sort?, limit?}. Paid: $0.009 USDC via x402. e.g. POST https://fiatdock.com/v1/papers/search {"query":"large language model agents"
arxiv-search · arxiv-search verified and signed
Searches arXiv for preprints and academic papers, retrieves abstracts, and filters by topic. Use when the user asks to find research papers, search arXiv, look up preprints, find academic articles in physics, math, CS, biology, statistics, or related fields.
firecrawl_research_inspect_paper · Firecrawl MCP Server verified and signed
Retrieve canonical metadata for one paper ID, such as an arXiv, PMC, PMID, or DOI identifier. Returns the title, abstract, authors, categories, source IDs, and dates as markdown.
create-tldr-page · create-tldr-page verified and signed
Create a tldr page from documentation URLs and command examples, requiring both URL and command name.
· Research website read, tools not yet checked
Discover Google Research. We publish research papers across a wide range of domains and share our latest developments in AI and science research.
paperclip · paperclip verified and signed
Use for Paperclip-managed tasks and heartbeats: reading task context, delivering task documents or files, updating completion or blockers, coordinating or delegating work, and following company governance. Includes control plane API operations for assignments, comments, approvals, and routines.
microsoft-docs · microsoft-docs verified and signed
Understand Microsoft technologies by querying official documentation. Use whenever the user asks how something works, wants tutorials, needs configuration options, limits, quotas, or best practices for any Microsoft technology (Azure, .NET, M365, Windows, Power Platform, etc.)—even if they don't men
doc · doc verified and signed
Use when the task involves reading, creating, or editing `.docx` documents, especially when formatting or layout fidelity matters; prefer `python-docx` plus the bundled `scripts/render_docx.py` for visual checks.
analyze_paper_process · pixcell found in code, not yet checked
Analyze paper text to extract fabrication process parameters.
Labels are the instruments' verdict and are never changed by ranking. Agents and robots get this same answer as JSON at /api/v1/find?q=…&answer=1 and through the MCP server.