OverleafMCP

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants read Overleaf projects, parse LaTeX document structure, and push section-level edits back via Git. Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.

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// key findings

⚠️

Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

✅

Open source with a license and README

Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.

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You'll be asked for 1 credential: OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

🔐 secretOVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN— "": "YOUR_OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN"

configOVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN_FILE— Prefer over inlining the token in the Claude Desktop JSON if your config file is backed up or synced.

configOVERLEAF_PROJECTS_CONFIG— If projectName is omitted, the default entry is used. To put projects.json somewhere other than the standard location, point =/absolute/path/projects.json at it from the env block.

configOVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID— "": "YOUR_OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID",

configOVERLEAF_PROJECT_NAME— 1. Env vars (single project) — OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID + OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN. Optional: for the display name.

configXDG_CONFIG_HOME— macOS / Linux ~/.config/overleaf-mcp/projects.json (or $/overleaf-mcp/projects.json if set)

// full audit trail

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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only

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commit: 0ebe2ffc839179125e64a679bc402af57beab046

code hash: d078a8e4ada2a9dc376a96e3467c6faf729acf4199503d258f989ca260e41d29

verified: 6/4/2026, 11:26:17 AM

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