overleaf-mcp-rt

v2.0.0

Edit Overleaf projects live alongside human collaborators. Bundles the overleaf-mcp-rt MCP server (self-hosted Overleaf and overleaf.com) with skills for setup, safe co-editing, LaTeX workflow and review comments. Use when asked to read, write, review or compile anything on Overleaf.

CodexClaude Code4 Skills1 MCP serverstdio

By Daniel HouLicense: AGPL-3.0-or-later6 GitHub starsUpdated 4 days ago

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Runtimes: Codex and Claude Code
Parsed components: 5 skill or MCP entries
Source updated: Sep 20, 2026
Manifest status: Canonical path parsed

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Install overleaf-mcp-rt for Codex and Claude Code

Installs for the current user

codex plugin marketplace add IchenDEV/agent-plugin-mkt
codex plugin marketplace upgrade agent-plugin-marketplace
codex plugin add overleaf-mcp-rt@agent-plugin-marketplace

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Codex. They add and refresh the PluginsMP catalog, then install this plugin.

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually

$ git clone https://github.com/DanielHou315/overleaf-mcp-rt

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The repository root is the plugin root.

Plugin files

overleaf-mcp-rt/

├── .codex-plugin/plugin.json
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
├── skills/overleaf-comments/SKILL.md
├── skills/overleaf-editing/SKILL.md
├── skills/overleaf-latex-workflow/SKILL.md
├── skills/overleaf-setup/SKILL.md
└── .mcp.json

Included Skills4

overleaf-commentsskills/overleaf-comments/SKILL.md

Reading, writing, answering and resolving Overleaf review-panel comments via overleaf_list_comments, overleaf_add_comment, overleaf_reply_comment and overleaf_resolve_comment, including the mandatory "Co-authored by" signature. Use when the user asks you to review a document, leave feedback or questions, respond to comments a collaborator left, or when you would otherwise change a passage whose meaning is the author's call.

overleaf-editingskills/overleaf-editing/SKILL.md

How to read and edit Overleaf documents through the overleaf_* MCP tools without disrupting people who have the project open. Use whenever you are about to read, edit, create, move or delete files in an Overleaf project, or when a tool result contains an <external-changes> block, EDIT_NO_MATCH, EDIT_AMBIGUOUS, DOC_CHANGED_EXTERNALLY or DOC_NOT_READ.

overleaf-latex-workflowskills/overleaf-latex-workflow/SKILL.md

Working practices for LaTeX projects on Overleaf - finding the root file, compiling, reading the log, fixing errors, and keeping a shared paper buildable. Use when asked to write or revise a paper, fix a compile error, add figures, tables, sections or citations, or check that an Overleaf project still builds.

overleaf-setupskills/overleaf-setup/SKILL.md

Install, log in to, and troubleshoot the overleaf-mcp-rt MCP server. Use when Overleaf tools are missing or failing (OVERLEAF_AUTH_FAILED, INVALID_CONFIG, PROXY_AUTH_FAILED, "connection closed"), when the user wants to connect a new Overleaf instance or overleaf.com, or when a session cookie has expired.

MCP servers1

overleafstdio

command: node
args: ./scripts/mcp-launch.mjs
cwd: .

Plugin manifests2

.codex-plugin/plugin.json

{
  "name": "overleaf-mcp-rt",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "description": "Edit Overleaf projects live alongside human collaborators. Bundles the overleaf-mcp-rt MCP server (self-hosted Overleaf and overleaf.com) with skills for setup, safe co-editing, LaTeX workflow and review comments. Use when asked to read, write, review or compile anything on Overleaf.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Daniel Hou",
    "url": "https://github.com/DanielHou315"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/DanielHou315/overleaf-mcp-rt#readme",
  "repository": "https://github.com/DanielHou315/overleaf-mcp-rt",
  "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
  "keywords": [
    "overleaf",
    "latex",
    "mcp",
    "real-time",
    "collaboration",
    "writing"
  ],
  "skills": "./skills/",
  "mcpServers": "./.codex-plugin/mcp.json",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "Overleaf (real-time)",
    "shortDescription": "Edit Overleaf projects live alongside people",
    "developerName": "Daniel Hou",
    "category": "Productivity",
    "capabilities": [
      "Read",
      "Write"
    ],
    "websiteURL": "https://github.com/DanielHou315/overleaf-mcp-rt#readme"
  }
}

.claude-plugin/plugin.json

{
  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-plugin-manifest.json",
  "name": "overleaf-mcp-rt",
  "displayName": "Overleaf (real-time)",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "description": "Edit Overleaf projects live alongside human collaborators. Bundles the overleaf-mcp-rt MCP server (self-hosted Overleaf and overleaf.com) with skills for setup, safe co-editing, LaTeX workflow and review comments. Use when asked to read, write, review or compile anything on Overleaf.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Daniel Hou",
    "url": "https://github.com/DanielHou315"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/DanielHou315/overleaf-mcp-rt#readme",
  "repository": "https://github.com/DanielHou315/overleaf-mcp-rt",
  "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
  "keywords": [
    "overleaf",
    "latex",
    "mcp",
    "real-time",
    "collaboration",
    "writing"
  ],
  "mcpServers": {
    "overleaf": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/mcp-launch.mjs"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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