Overleaf CE MCP Server
by alanmagno1
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERLEAF_API_URL | Yes | Internal Docker URL for the Overleaf API service, e.g. `http://overleaf:3000`. | |
| OVERLEAF_WEB_URL | Yes | Internal Docker URL for the Overleaf web service, e.g. `http://overleaf:80`. | |
| OVERLEAF_MONGO_URL | Yes | Internal Docker URL for MongoDB, e.g. `mongodb://overleaf-mongo:27017/sharelatex?replicaSet=overleaf`. | |
| OVERLEAF_REDIS_URL | Yes | Internal Docker URL for Redis, e.g. `redis://overleaf-redis:6379/0`. | |
| OVERLEAF_MCP_API_KEY | Yes | Secure API key for authenticating MCP and REST requests. Generate with `openssl rand -hex 32`. | |
| OVERLEAF_PUBLIC_BASE_URL | No | Base URL used to format PDF download links in compile outputs, e.g. `https://overleaf.example.com/mcp-bridge`. | |
| OVERLEAF_TAILSCALE_BASE_URL | No | Base URL used to format PDF download links in compile outputs, e.g. `http://your-server-ip:8099`. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityMaintained
ResponsivenessNo issues