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Olcli is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Overleaf CLI - pull, push, sync, compile LaTeX projects from your terminal. It has 202 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @aloth/olcli.

github.com/aloth/olcli (opens in a new tab)

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Install Olcli

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "olcli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aloth/olcli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio olcli -- npx -y @aloth/olcli

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "olcli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aloth/olcli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "olcli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aloth/olcli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Olcli

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.

  • academic-writing
  • cli
  • latex
  • nodejs
  • overleaf
  • research-tools
  • typescript
  • developer-tools
  • agentskills
  • arxiv

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What is Olcli?

Olcli is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Overleaf CLI - pull, push, sync, compile LaTeX projects from your terminal. It has 202 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @aloth/olcli. The source code is at github.com/aloth/olcli.

How do I install the Olcli MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @aloth/olcli to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Olcli free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Olcli actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 11, 2026. The latest release is v0.13.0, published Sep 11, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.