paper-preflight vs Pressa - LaTeX to PDF
paper-preflight is an MCP server published by amos689. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). Pressa - LaTeX to PDF is an MCP server published by pressa-dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  paper-preflight |  Pressa - LaTeX to PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 787 Downloads/week (PyPI): 287 Forks (GitHub): 10 Stars (GitHub): 131 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.11.4 Downloads/month (npm): 120 Downloads/week (npm): 18 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 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 | paper-preflight | Pressa - LaTeX to PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 131 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 10 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-15 (worse) | 2026-10-28 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (paper-preflight) | Remote server (api.pressa.dev/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/amos689/paper-preflight | github.com/pressa-dev/mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 5 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
paper-preflight
Checks every LaTeX reference against Crossref, dblp, arXiv, DataCite, PubMed and OpenAlex. No LLM.
Pressa - LaTeX to PDF
Compile LaTeX to PDF without installing TeX Live. No API key needed to start.
How to run each
paper-preflight As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio paper-preflight -- uvx --with "paper-preflight[mcp]==1.0.0" paper-preflight mcpPressa - LaTeX to PDF As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http pressa https://api.pressa.dev/mcpRequires: PRESSA_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Pressa - LaTeX to PDF has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither the marketplaces of paper-preflight nor its endpoint list any tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of paper-preflight publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: paper-preflight · What it can do: Pressa - LaTeX to PDF · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.