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Overleaf MCP server

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allow Tools like copilot, claude desktop, claude code etc. perform CRUD operations on overleaf projects via git int

Install

How to run this server

[ { "cmd": "pip install -e", "imports": [] } ]

server path: overleaf-mcp-server

Tools

What this server exposes

create_project

Create new Overleaf projects from LaTeX content or ZIP files

create_file

Add new files to existing projects

list_projects

View all configured projects

list_files

List files with optional extension filter

read_file

Read file contents

get_sections

Parse LaTeX structure (chapters, sections, subsections)

get_section_content

Get full content of a specific section

list_history

View git commit history

get_diff

Compare changes between versions

edit_file

Surgical edit - replace specific text (old_string → new_string)

rewrite_file

Replace entire file contents

update_section

Update a specific LaTeX section by title

sync_project

Pull latest changes from Overleaf

delete_file

Remove files from projects

Configuration

Environment & auth

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envYOUR_PROJECT_ID

envYOUR_TOKEN

envOVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID

envOVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN

Resources