TikZ MCP Server

An MCP server that renders TiKz diagrams to SVG.

You must have a working TeX installation with latex and dvisvgm in your PATH.

• latex (usually part of TeX Live or MiKTeX)
• dvisvgm

Building

pnpm build

Running

To run the server with an MCP client (like Claude Desktop or an IDE):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tikz": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/tikzmcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Or using tsx for development:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tikz": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tsx", "/path/to/tikzmcp/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}

render_tikz

Renders TiKz code to an SVG string.

• Input: code (string) - The TiKz code (content of the document environment).
• Output: SVG content.

Example Input:

\begin{tikzpicture}
  \draw[red, thick] (0,0) circle (1);
\end{tikzpicture}