Overleaf Web MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules ccca72095570

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

      spawn(executable, args, { stdio: 'ignore', detached: false }))

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Connect this server

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 overleaf-web-mcp -- npx -y overleaf-web-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overleaf-web-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "overleaf-web-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.overleaf-web-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "overleaf-web-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overleaf-web-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "overleaf-web-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overleaf-web-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "overleaf-web-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: 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.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.