# Overleaf

> Use this tool when you need to seamlessly integrate with Overleaf LaTeX projects and analyze academic papers through Git access. It solves problems related to academic writing workflows, research paper analysis, and collaborative LaTeX document review by providing project file listing, file content retrieval, and LaTeX document structure parsing. The tool takes JSON configuration files as input and outputs project status summaries, document structure, and file counts, making it ideal for AI assistants that require programmatic access to Overleaf projects.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/overleaf  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/overleaf

## Description

This MCP server provides seamless integration with Overleaf LaTeX projects through Git access, enabling AI assistants to read, analyze, and navigate academic papers and documents stored in Overleaf. Built using Node.js with the Model Context Protocol SDK, it offers project file listing with extension filtering, complete file content retrieval, LaTeX document structure parsing that extracts sections/subsections/chapters with content previews, and multi-project support through JSON configuration files. The implementation features automatic Git repository cloning and syncing, intelligent LaTeX section parsing with regex-based extraction, project status summaries showing document structure and file counts, and secure credential management through project-specific Git tokens, making it valuable for academic writing workflows, research paper analysis, collaborative LaTeX document review, and building AI assistants that need programmatic access to Overleaf projects without manual editor navigation.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.64
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/overleaf)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mjyoo2/overleafmcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "overleaf"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/overleaf` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/overleaf/pull`

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