Is Olcli safe to use?

Olcli has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Olcli?

Olcli supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

Olcli provides 13 tools: Features, Installation, Commands, Pull, Push and 8 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Olcli?

Olcli is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Olcli actively maintained?

Olcli is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 159 GitHub stars.

Olcli

Name: Olcli
Author: aloth

@aloth/olcli · by aloth

Overleaf CLI, library & MCP server — pull, push, sync, compile LaTeX projects. Use from terminal, import as TypeScript library, or connect AI agents via Model Context Protocol.

159 566/wk 13 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 16d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

13 tools · ~363 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

MCPpedia last refreshed this data 16h ago

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Olcli is an MCP server that overleaf CLI, library & MCP server — pull, push, sync, compile LaTeX projects. Use from terminal, import as TypeScript library, or connect AI agents via Model Context Protocol. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 90/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overleaf": {
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_SESSION": "<your-overleaf-session-cookie>"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aloth/olcli-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Olcli does

Command-line interface for Overleaf — Sync, manage, and compile LaTeX projects from your terminal.

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Is Olcli safe to use?: Olcli has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Olcli?: Olcli supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Olcli do?: Olcli provides 13 tools: Features, Installation, Commands, Pull, Push and 8 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Olcli?: Olcli is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Olcli actively maintained?: Olcli is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 159 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "overleaf": {
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_SESSION": "<your-overleaf-session-cookie>"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aloth/olcli-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Olcli does

Command-line interface for Overleaf — Sync, manage, and compile LaTeX projects from your terminal.

Test This Server

This server supports HTTP transport. Be the first to test it — help the community know if it works.

README

olcli — Overleaf CLI

Command-line interface for Overleaf — Sync, manage, and compile LaTeX projects from your terminal.

Work with Overleaf projects directly from your command line. Edit locally with your favorite editor, version control with Git, and sync seamlessly with Overleaf's cloud compilation.

Features

📋 List all your Overleaf projects
⬇️ Pull project files to local directory for offline editing
⬆️ Push local changes back to Overleaf
🔄 Sync bidirectionally with smart conflict detection
🔀 Git remote — use Overleaf as a native git remote (docs)
✌️ Two-way deletions — files removed locally are deleted on Overleaf on next sync
🗑️ Delete and ✏️ rename remote files by path
🚫 Smart ignore — LaTeX build artifacts and OS noise filtered automatically; extend with .olignore
📄 Compile PDFs using Overleaf's remote compiler
📦 Download individual files or full project archives
📤 Upload files to projects
💬 Review comments — list, add, resolve, reopen, delete, and reply to threads
🗂️ Preserve folder structure when pushing nested files
⏱️ Configurable timeout for slow connections
🔑 Password login for self-hosted instances (no browser required)
⚙️ Self-hosted Overleaf/ShareLaTeX support
📊 Output compile artifacts (.bbl, .log, .aux for arXiv submissions)
🤖 MCP server for AI assistants (docs)

Perfect for:

Editing LaTeX in your preferred text editor (Vim, VS Code, Emacs, etc.)
Version control with Git while using Overleaf's compiler
Automating workflows and CI/CD pipelines
Offline work with periodic sync

Installation

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew tap aloth/tap
brew install olcli

npm (all platforms)

npm install -g @aloth/olcli

Or use with npx without installation:

npx @aloth/olcli list

For AI agents (via AgentSkills)

npx skills add aloth/olcli

Quick Start

1. Authenticate

Session cookie (overleaf.com and self-hosted):

olcli auth --cookie "your_session_cookie_value"

Email/password (self-hosted without reCAPTCHA):

olcli auth --email "you@example.com" --password "your_password"

2. List Projects

olcli list

3. Pull, Edit, Push

olcli pull "My Thesis"
cd My_Thesis/
vim main.tex
olcli push

4. Compile PDF

olcli pdf
# Compile a specific .tex file (for multi-doc projects):
olcli pdf -r appendix.tex

5. Or use native git commands

git clone overleaf::https://www.overleaf.com/project/<id>
cd <project>
# edit, commit, push — standard git workflow
git push

See Git Remote Helper docs for details.

Commands

All commands auto-detect the project when run from a synced directory (contains .olcli.json).

Command	Description
`olcli auth`	Set session cookie or login with email/password
`olcli whoami`	Check authentication status
`olcli logout`	Clear stored credentials
`olcli list`	List all projects
`olcli info [project]`	Show project details and file list
`olcli pull [project] [dir]`	Download project files to local directory
`olcli push [dir]`	Upload local changes to Overleaf
`olcli sy

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

90/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−10

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @aloth/olcli against OSV.dev.

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Tools (13)

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~363 tokens total

Community

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Olcli safe to use?: Olcli has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Olcli?: Olcli supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Olcli do?: Olcli provides 13 tools: Features, Installation, Commands, Pull, Push and 8 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Olcli?: Olcli is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Olcli actively maintained?: Olcli is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 159 GitHub stars.