Install Overleaf Web MCP for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/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": ""
}
}
}
}