olcli runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 104 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add olcli -e 'OVERLEAF_SESSION=<OVERLEAF_SESSION>' -- npx -y @aloth/olcli{
"mcpServers": {
"olcli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aloth/olcli"
],
"env": {
"OVERLEAF_SESSION": "<OVERLEAF_SESSION>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.olcli]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@aloth/olcli"]
env = { OVERLEAF_SESSION = "<OVERLEAF_SESSION>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"olcli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aloth/olcli"
],
"env": {
"OVERLEAF_SESSION": "<OVERLEAF_SESSION>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"olcli": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aloth/olcli"
],
"env": {
"OVERLEAF_SESSION": "<OVERLEAF_SESSION>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<OVERLEAF_SESSION> (Overleaf session cookie value (overleaf_session2 on overleaf.com)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
OVERLEAF_BASE_URL (Base URL of a self-hosted Overleaf instance), OVERLEAF_COOKIE_NAME (Session cookie name, for self-hosted instances that use overleaf.sid).
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