Overleaf MCP

Name: Overleaf MCP
Author: ghostiee-11

overleaf-latex-mcp · by ghostiee-11

MCP server giving AI agents (Claude Code, Copilot, Antigravity) bi-directional sync with Overleaf - free tier included. 24 tools: LaTeX check, format, fix, compile, push.

16 9 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 51d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

9 tools · ~440 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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Overleaf MCP is an MCP server that MCP server giving AI agents (Claude Code, Copilot, Antigravity) bi-directional sync with Overleaf - free tier included. 24 tools: LaTeX check, format, fix, compile, push. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 83/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

AI / ML Writing

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overleaf": {
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_PROJECT_NAME": "My Thesis",
        "OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ROOT": "/absolute/path/to/project"
      },
      "command": "overleaf-latex-mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What Overleaf MCP does

An MCP server you plug into Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Google Antigravity, or any client that speaks the MCP stdio protocol. Once connected, the agent can:

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Is Overleaf MCP safe to use?: Overleaf MCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Overleaf MCP?: Overleaf MCP supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Overleaf MCP do?: Overleaf MCP provides 9 tools: write_tex_file, Demo, Install, Tools, Architecture and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Overleaf MCP?: Overleaf MCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Overleaf MCP actively maintained?: Overleaf MCP is recently maintained — last commit was 51 days ago. It has 16 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "overleaf": { "env": { "OVERLEAF_PROJECT_NAME": "My Thesis", "OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ROOT": "/absolute/path/to/project" }, "command": "overleaf-latex-mcp" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Overleaf MCP safe to use?

Overleaf MCP has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Overleaf MCP?

Overleaf MCP supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Overleaf MCP do?

Overleaf MCP provides 9 tools: write_tex_file, Demo, Install, Tools, Architecture and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Overleaf MCP?

Overleaf MCP is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Overleaf MCP actively maintained?

Overleaf MCP is recently maintained — last commit was 51 days ago. It has 16 GitHub stars.