Overleaf MCP Server

io.github.yangzichao/mcp-server-overleaf

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What is the Overleaf MCP server?

Read and edit Overleaf papers from any AI client. Edits can arrive as tracked-change suggestions.

How to install Overleaf

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN
required
secret
Overleaf Git authentication token, from https://www.overleaf.com/user/settings under Git integration.
OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID
required
The project to open: its 24-character id, or the Overleaf address bar URL that contains it.
OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE
secret
Optional. An Overleaf browser session cookie, which turns on the tracked-changes tools: suggest an edit, read the review panel, leave a comment.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-overleaf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-overleaf",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN": "<YOUR_OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>",
        "OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID": "<YOUR_OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>",
        "OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE": "<YOUR_OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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