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PDF Formula Extractor (LaTeX / MathML / MathJax) with AMS Equation-Number Preservation

Detect and reconstruct embedded math formulas from vector PDFs: math-font recognition (CMMI/CMSY/CMEX, STIX, Cambria Math), Unicode math, super/subscripts and stacked fractions, AMS equation numbers ((2a)/(2b) subequations) preserved; outputs copyable LaTeX, presentation MathML (MathJax/KaTeX-compatible) and a downloadable .tex bundle.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

# 1) Request a presigned URL → returns { uploadUrl, storageKey }
curl -X POST 'http://127.0.0.1:3003/api/upload/presign/pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"filename":"pdfFile.ext","contentType":"application/octet-stream","size":12345}'

# 2) PUT the file bytes directly to the presigned uploadUrl
curl -X PUT '<presigned uploadUrl>' \
  --data-binary @/path/to/file.ext

# 3) Call the tool, passing the returned storageKey for each file field
curl -X POST 'http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver' \
  -F 'pdfFile=uploads/2026/01/01/your-tool-1700000000000-abc123.ext' \
  -F 'scope=display' \
  -F 'maxPages=20' \
  -F 'renderPreview=true' \
  -F 'writeTexBundle=false'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
pdfFile	fileupload required	Yes	—
scope	select	No	—
maxPages	number	No	—
renderPreview	checkbox	No	—
writeTexBundle	checkbox	No	—

File-type parameters must be uploaded first via POST /upload/pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver, then the returned filePath is passed to the corresponding file field.

Response format

HTML result

JSON

{
  "result": "<div>Processed HTML content</div>",
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)",
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  }
}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver": {
      "name": "pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver",
      "description": "Detect and reconstruct embedded math formulas from vector PDFs: math-font recognition (CMMI/CMSY/CMEX, STIX, Cambria Math), Unicode math, super/subscripts and stacked fractions, AMS equation numbers ((2a)/(2b) subequations) preserved; outputs copyable LaTeX, presentation MathML (MathJax/KaTeX-compatible) and a downloadable .tex bundle.",
      "baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:3003/mcp/sse?toolId=pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "pdf-latex-mathml-mathjax-formula-extractor-and-equation-number-preserver",
    "arguments": {
  "pdfFile": "https://example.com/file.ext",
  "scope": "display",
  "maxPages": 20,
  "renderPreview": true,
  "writeTexBundle": false
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

File parameters accept a public file URL only (https://…). Local paths, data: URIs, and Base64 strings are not supported.

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