cc-latex vs read-paper
cc-latex is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
cc-latex is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Mingyang Bao. No marketplace we read lists it any more. read-paper is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by xiaotianzhao. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  read-paper | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace dawnever/cc-market | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 1.0.5 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 951b023 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | cc-latexno longer listed · | read-paper |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/dawnever/cc-market | github.com/xiaotianzhao/read-paper-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of cc-latex
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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LaTeX editor for AI agents: live PDF preview, PDF comments that drive edits, git history
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Overleaf MCP server for Claude, Codex, ChatGPT, and Cursor with safe LaTeX editing and review.
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latex app.ofia/latex
Persistent AI LaTeX workspace: edit and compile multi-file projects, export publication-ready PDFs.
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Apply an Obelus review bundle to your paper source. Format-agnostic (LaTeX, Markdown, Typst), offline, minimal-diff.
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Edit Overleaf projects live alongside human collaborators. Bundles the overleaf-mcp-rt MCP server (self-hosted Overleaf and overleaf.com) with skills for setup, safe co-editing…
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Agentic LLM tool for pre-submission self-review of formal proof-based papers.
What each says it does
cc-latex
LaTeX writing assistant — compile workflow, academic writing style, and word counting (texcount) for LaTeX documents. Per-section word counts with references excluded, targets and JSON output.
read-paper
Deep academic paper analysis with bilingual (English/Chinese) output. Analyzes research papers from PDF paths, pasted text, or arXiv links, producing structured five-section reports saved to ~/Papers/.
How to run each
cc-latex
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
read-paper As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install read-paper@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: cc-latex · What it can do: read-paper · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.