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olcli for Claude Desktop

io.github.aloth/olcli

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Install olcli in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "olcli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aloth/olcli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_SESSION": "<OVERLEAF_SESSION>",
        "OVERLEAF_BASE_URL": "<OVERLEAF_BASE_URL>",
        "OVERLEAF_COOKIE_NAME": "<OVERLEAF_COOKIE_NAME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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