Overleaf runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 152 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 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 mcp-server-overleaf -e 'OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN=<OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>' -e 'OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID=<OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>' -- npx -y mcp-server-overleaf{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-overleaf": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-overleaf"
],
"env": {
"OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN": "<OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>",
"OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID": "<OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-server-overleaf]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-server-overleaf"]
env = { OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN = "<OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>", OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID = "<OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-overleaf": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-overleaf"
],
"env": {
"OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN": "<OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>",
"OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID": "<OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-server-overleaf": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-overleaf"
],
"env": {
"OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN": "<OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>",
"OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID": "<OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN> (Overleaf Git authentication token, from https://www.overleaf.com/user/settings under Git integration), <OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID> (The project to open: its 24-character id, or the Overleaf address bar URL that contains it).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE (Optional. An Overleaf browser session cookie, which turns on the tracked-changes tools: suggest an edit, read the review panel, leave a comment).
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