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Overleaf Web MCP Server

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Security Report

9.7
Low Risk9.7Low Risk

Valid MCP server (2 strong, 1 medium validity signals). 1 known CVE in dependencies Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: 3 highly-trusted packages.

6 files analyzed · 2 issues found

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Overleaf origin to use, for a self-hosted instance. Use the same value for login and serve.Optional

Environment variable: OVERLEAF_BASE_URL

Where the saved session is read from, if not the platform configuration directory.Optional

Environment variable: OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE

Comma-separated project ids the server may touch. Unset allows every project.Optional

Environment variable: OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS

Absolute folders local reads must stay inside, separated by : (; on Windows). Unset allows any.Optional

Environment variable: OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS

Absolute folders local writes must stay inside, separated by : (; on Windows). Unset allows any.Optional

Environment variable: OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS

Comma-separated kinds of change operations may make, such as overleaf-read. Unset allows all.Optional

Environment variable: OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-mhmdaskari-overleaf-web-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_BASE_URL": "your-overleaf-base-url-here",
        "OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_EFFECTS": "your-overleaf-allowed-effects-here",
        "OVERLEAF_COOKIE_JAR_FILE": "your-overleaf-cookie-jar-file-here",
        "OVERLEAF_ALLOWED_PROJECTS": "your-overleaf-allowed-projects-here",
        "OVERLEAF_LOCAL_READ_ROOTS": "your-overleaf-local-read-roots-here",
        "OVERLEAF_LOCAL_WRITE_ROOTS": "your-overleaf-local-write-roots-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "overleaf-web-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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