Unofficial Overleaf MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVERLEAF_COOKIE | Yes | The Overleaf session cookie (overleaf_session2) for authentication. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| overleaf_create_projectB | Creates a new blank project in Overleaf. |
| overleaf_upload_fileC | Uploads a file to a specific Overleaf project. |
| overleaf_compile_and_downloadB | Compiles the Overleaf project and downloads the resulting PDF. |
| overleaf_read_fileB | Reads the full contents of a file in an Overleaf project. |
| overleaf_edit_fileA | Edits a file in an Overleaf project using Operational Transformation. You can either replace a specific chunk of text, or replace the entire file content. |
| overleaf_list_filesC | Lists all files and folders in an Overleaf project. |
| overleaf_create_docC | Creates a new blank document in an Overleaf project. |
| overleaf_create_folderB | Creates a new folder in an Overleaf project. |
| overleaf_delete_entityB | Deletes a document, file, or folder from an Overleaf project. |
| overleaf_move_entityB | Moves a document, file, or folder to a new folder. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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