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Overleaf for Gemini CLI

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client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Overleaf in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-overleaf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-overleaf"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN": "<OVERLEAF_GIT_TOKEN>",
        "OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID": "<OVERLEAF_PROJECT_ID>",
        "OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE": "<OVERLEAF_SESSION_COOKIE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

Overleaf in other clients

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