From 629d68dd169cb17f93634455da9733fb69ad1d91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mkultraWasHere Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:52:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] docs: fix stale template count and search backend list in README Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 31b9022..3a20933 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The agent handles these automatically as part of the writing workflow — just tell it what you want. -- **Conference templates** — 12 formats, including current NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, AAAI, LNCS, and NDSS kits +- **Conference templates** — 14 formats, including current NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, AAAI, LNCS, and NDSS kits - **Citation management** — searches Semantic Scholar, fetches BibTeX, and adds citations to your bibliography - **Custom macros & styles** — the agent defines and manages LaTeX macros and style packages automatically - **Validation** — catches broken references, unmatched braces, and other LaTeX errors before building @@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ There are several great projects bringing AI to academic writing — each with a | **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes | No (cloud) | Cloud (self-host option) | | **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (ArXiv) | Literature retrieval | | **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes | Via Overleaf | Via Overleaf | -| **Conference templates** | 12 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes | Via Overleaf | -| **Web search** | Built-in (DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | No | +| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes | Via Overleaf | +| **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | No | | **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes | No | Yes | No | | **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium (credit-based) | Free | | **Requires Overleaf** | No | No | No | No | Yes | From 28f22927df24d73fe09b0983f8f5149de5adad59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mkultraWasHere Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:58:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] docs: update comparison table with accurate lmms-lab-writer details Add Git integration and LaTeX distribution rows. Clarify that lmms-lab-writer uses OpenCode (general-purpose agent), not purpose-built writing agents. Note SyncTeX and offline support. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3a20933..00eeb6d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -195,14 +195,16 @@ There are several great projects bringing AI to academic writing — each with a | | **ALFRED** | **OpenAI Prism** | **lmms-lab-writer** | **Underleaf** | **PaperDebugger** | |---|---|---|---|---|---| -| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with AI agents | Chrome extension + web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf | -| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing | Copilot suggestions | Multi-agent patches | -| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API | Configurable | -| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes | No (cloud) | Cloud (self-host option) | +| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension + web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf | +| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | Copilot suggestions | Multi-agent patches | +| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API | Configurable | +| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud) | Cloud (self-host option) | | **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (ArXiv) | Literature retrieval | -| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes | Via Overleaf | Via Overleaf | +| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes, with SyncTeX (bidirectional source ↔ PDF) | Via Overleaf | Via Overleaf | | **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes | Via Overleaf | | **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | No | | **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes | No | Yes | No | +| **Git integration** | No | No | Yes — built-in staging, commits, diffs, GitHub publish | No | No | +| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | N/A | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf | Via Overleaf | | **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium (credit-based) | Free | | **Requires Overleaf** | No | No | No | No | Yes | From c72198e1fc817dab3dc6dcb2a5ac5508a64fed50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mkultraWasHere Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:04:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] docs: update comparison table with accurate Underleaf details Underleaf is a Chrome extension + standalone web app (not Overleaf- dependent). Clarify: 60+ one-shot tools, OCR-optimized conversion as flagship, locked to OpenAI with no model choice, freemium pricing. Replace "Requires Overleaf" row with "Open source" row. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 00eeb6d..5da5fe3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -195,16 +195,16 @@ There are several great projects bringing AI to academic writing — each with a | | **ALFRED** | **OpenAI Prism** | **lmms-lab-writer** | **Underleaf** | **PaperDebugger** | |---|---|---|---|---|---| -| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension + web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf | -| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | Copilot suggestions | Multi-agent patches | -| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API | Configurable | -| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud) | Cloud (self-host option) | -| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (ArXiv) | Literature retrieval | -| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes, with SyncTeX (bidirectional source ↔ PDF) | Via Overleaf | Via Overleaf | -| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes | Via Overleaf | +| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension for Overleaf + standalone web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf | +| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | 60+ one-shot tools (generate, convert, rewrite) | Multi-agent patches | +| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API (OpenAI, no model choice) | Configurable | +| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud SaaS, content routed through their servers) | Cloud (self-host option) | +| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (arXiv) | Literature retrieval | +| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes, with SyncTeX (bidirectional source ↔ PDF) | Via Overleaf (or snippet preview in web app) | Via Overleaf | +| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes (NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, IEEE + reformatter) | Via Overleaf | | **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | No | -| **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes | No | Yes | No | +| **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes | No | Yes — flagship feature (OCR-optimized, handwriting, PDF, Snip tool) | No | | **Git integration** | No | No | Yes — built-in staging, commits, diffs, GitHub publish | No | No | -| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | N/A | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf | Via Overleaf | -| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium (credit-based) | Free | -| **Requires Overleaf** | No | No | No | No | Yes | +| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | N/A | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | Via Overleaf | +| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium — free 10 credits/mo, $5–10/mo for more | Free | +| **Open source** | Yes (MIT) | No | Yes (MIT) | No (closed source) | No | From 026b13da38d62ef76efc6c834d8d38424d8f4dc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mkultraWasHere Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:12:20 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] docs: update comparison table with accurate PaperDebugger details Clarify: 4 specialized agents (not generic "multi-agent patches"), 800k paper vector DB for literature search, OpenReview + arXiv search, AGPL-3.0 with closed XtraMCP, hosted backend absorbs LLM costs, Kubernetes self-host option. Fix template and web search cells. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5da5fe3..618ae63 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -195,16 +195,16 @@ There are several great projects bringing AI to academic writing — each with a | | **ALFRED** | **OpenAI Prism** | **lmms-lab-writer** | **Underleaf** | **PaperDebugger** | |---|---|---|---|---|---| -| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension for Overleaf + standalone web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf | -| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | 60+ one-shot tools (generate, convert, rewrite) | Multi-agent patches | -| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API (OpenAI, no model choice) | Configurable | -| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud SaaS, content routed through their servers) | Cloud (self-host option) | -| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (arXiv) | Literature retrieval | +| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension for Overleaf + standalone web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf with multi-agent backend | +| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | 60+ one-shot tools (generate, convert, rewrite) | 4 specialized agents (reviewer, researcher, enhancer, scorer) propose diff patches | +| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API (OpenAI, no model choice) | OpenAI via hosted backend (self-host can swap) | +| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud SaaS, content routed through their servers) | No (Kubernetes backend); self-host option available | +| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (arXiv) | Researcher agent (800k paper vector DB), reviewer agent, citation verify/generate | | **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes, with SyncTeX (bidirectional source ↔ PDF) | Via Overleaf (or snippet preview in web app) | Via Overleaf | -| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes (NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, IEEE + reformatter) | Via Overleaf | -| **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | No | +| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes (NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, IEEE + reformatter) | No (uses Overleaf's templates) | +| **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | OpenReview + arXiv search | | **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes | No | Yes — flagship feature (OCR-optimized, handwriting, PDF, Snip tool) | No | | **Git integration** | No | No | Yes — built-in staging, commits, diffs, GitHub publish | No | No | -| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | N/A | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | Via Overleaf | -| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium — free 10 credits/mo, $5–10/mo for more | Free | -| **Open source** | Yes (MIT) | No | Yes (MIT) | No (closed source) | No | +| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | N/A | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | +| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium — free 10 credits/mo, $5–10/mo for more | Free (hosted backend absorbs LLM costs) | +| **Open source** | Yes (MIT) | No | Yes (MIT) | No (closed source) | Partial (AGPL-3.0, but XtraMCP research tools are closed) | From 5777620562cd75d12af3ad17ffd54bd3fdfd8b78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mkultraWasHere Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:24:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] docs: update comparison table with accurate OpenAI Prism details Research-verified: Prism is a cloud LaTeX editor built on acquired Crixet platform, locked to GPT-5.2, requires ChatGPT account, no pre-built template gallery (AI generates on demand), arXiv-only literature search, cloud compilation, voice and handwriting input, Business/Enterprise accounts not yet supported. Co-Authored-By: Claude --- README.md | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 618ae63..b82467d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -195,16 +195,16 @@ There are several great projects bringing AI to academic writing — each with a | | **ALFRED** | **OpenAI Prism** | **lmms-lab-writer** | **Underleaf** | **PaperDebugger** | |---|---|---|---|---|---| -| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Editor with inline AI | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension for Overleaf + standalone web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf with multi-agent backend | -| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits, agent-assisted citations | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | 60+ one-shot tools (generate, convert, rewrite) | 4 specialized agents (reviewer, researcher, enhancer, scorer) propose diff patches | -| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT only | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API (OpenAI, no model choice) | OpenAI via hosted backend (self-host can swap) | -| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud SaaS, content routed through their servers) | No (Kubernetes backend); self-host option available | -| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | Lit search, citations | No | Citation search (arXiv) | Researcher agent (800k paper vector DB), reviewer agent, citation verify/generate | -| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes | Yes, with SyncTeX (bidirectional source ↔ PDF) | Via Overleaf (or snippet preview in web app) | Via Overleaf | -| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | Yes | No | Yes (NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, IEEE + reformatter) | No (uses Overleaf's templates) | -| **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | Built-in (literature) | No | No | OpenReview + arXiv search | -| **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes | No | Yes — flagship feature (OCR-optimized, handwriting, PDF, Snip tool) | No | +| **Approach** | Agent-first — you talk, it writes | Cloud LaTeX editor with inline AI (built on acquired Crixet platform) | Desktop editor with embedded AI (OpenCode) | Chrome extension for Overleaf + standalone web app | Chrome extension for Overleaf with multi-agent backend | +| **Autonomy** | Full — writes sections, builds, searches, cites | Inline edits on selection, AI-suggested citations, voice commands | AI-assisted editing (general-purpose agent) | 60+ one-shot tools (generate, convert, rewrite) | 4 specialized agents (reviewer, researcher, enhancer, scorer) propose diff patches | +| **LLM support** | Any (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, local, OpenRouter) | GPT-5.2 only (locked to OpenAI) | Any via OpenCode (Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, local) | Locked to their API (OpenAI, no model choice) | OpenAI via hosted backend (self-host can swap) | +| **Runs locally** | Yes — server is local; content is sent to configured LLM provider and optional search APIs | No (cloud-only web app, requires ChatGPT account) | Yes — native desktop app (Tauri), fully offline capable | No (cloud SaaS, content routed through their servers) | No (Kubernetes backend); self-host option available | +| **Research workflows** | Lit review, claim verification, peer review, source analysis | AI citation suggestions (arXiv), Zotero sync, BibTeX import | No | Citation search (arXiv) | Researcher agent (800k paper vector DB), reviewer agent, citation verify/generate | +| **PDF preview** | Live auto-reload | Yes (real-time cloud compilation) | Yes, with SyncTeX (bidirectional source ↔ PDF) | Via Overleaf (or snippet preview in web app) | Via Overleaf | +| **Conference templates** | 14 built-in formats | No gallery — AI generates templates from prompts on demand | No | Yes (NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, IEEE + reformatter) | No (uses Overleaf's templates) | +| **Web search** | Built-in (Tavily / Brave / DuckDuckGo) | No (arXiv literature search only) | No | No | OpenReview + arXiv search | +| **PDF/image to LaTeX** | Yes (image to LaTeX) | Yes (handwriting + diagram to LaTeX, voice input) | No | Yes — flagship feature (OCR-optimized, handwriting, PDF, Snip tool) | No | | **Git integration** | No | No | Yes — built-in staging, commits, diffs, GitHub publish | No | No | -| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | N/A | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | -| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium — free 10 credits/mo, $5–10/mo for more | Free (hosted backend absorbs LLM costs) | +| **LaTeX distribution** | Requires TeX Live | Cloud compilation (no local install needed) | Auto-detects or installs TinyTeX, auto-installs missing packages | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | Via Overleaf (no local compilation) | +| **Cost** | Free (bring your own API key) | Free (requires ChatGPT account; Business/Enterprise not yet supported) | Free (bring your own API key) | Freemium — free 10 credits/mo, $5–10/mo for more | Free (hosted backend absorbs LLM costs) | | **Open source** | Yes (MIT) | No | Yes (MIT) | No (closed source) | Partial (AGPL-3.0, but XtraMCP research tools are closed) |