How do I install Overleaf Web MCP?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Overleaf Web MCP need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: OVERLEAF_BASE_URL, OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE, OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS, OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS, OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS, OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS.

What transport does Overleaf Web MCP use?

Overleaf Web MCP runs locally over stdio.

When was Overleaf Web MCP last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Read, edit, compile, and review Overleaf projects through your own signed-in web session.

Overleaf Web MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

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Local command

npx -y [email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

OVERLEAF_BASE_URL — Overleaf origin to use, for a self-hosted instance. Use the same value for login and serve.
OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE — Where the saved session is read from, if not the platform configuration directory.
OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS — Comma-separated project ids the server may touch. Unset allows every project.
OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS — Absolute folders local reads must stay inside, separated by : (; on Windows). Unset allows any.
OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS — Absolute folders local writes must stay inside, separated by : (; on Windows). Unset allows any.
OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS — Comma-separated kinds of change operations may make, such as overleaf-read. Unset allows all.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1OVERLEAF_BASE_URL=<value> OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE=<value> OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS=<value> OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS=<value> OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS=<value> OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS=<value> claude mcp add io.github.mhmdaskari-overleaf-web-mcp -- npx -y overleaf-web-mcp@1.0.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.mhmdaskari-overleaf-web-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "OVERLEAF_BASE_URL": "<value>",11        "OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE": "<value>",12        "OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS": "<value>",13        "OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS": "<value>",14        "OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS": "<value>",15        "OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS": "<value>"16      }17    }18  }19}

claude_desktop_config.json

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