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Overleaf Web MCP MCP Server

Name: Overleaf Web MCP MCP Server
Author: mhmdaskari

Read, edit, compile, and review Overleaf projects through your own signed-in web session.

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mhmdaskari-overleaf-web-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "overleaf-web-mcp@0.5.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_BASE_URL": "https://www.overleaf.com",
        "OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE": "",
        "OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS": "",
        "OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS": "",
        "OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS": "",
        "OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
OVERLEAF_BASE_URL	No	Overleaf origin to use, for a self-hosted instance. Use the same value for login and serve.
OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE	No	Where the saved session is read from, if not the platform configuration directory.
OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS	No	Comma-separated project ids the server may touch. Unset allows every project.
OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS	No	Absolute folders local reads must stay inside, separated by : (; on Windows). Unset allows any.
OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS	No	Absolute folders local writes must stay inside, separated by : (; on Windows). Unset allows any.
OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS	No	Comma-separated kinds of change operations may make, such as overleaf-read. Unset allows all.

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