Overleaf MCP Server

4 tools. 1 can modify or destroy data without limits.

1 write tool that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

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1 can modify or destroy data
3 read-only
4 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 11/06/2026

How to control Overleaf MCP Server ↓

Read (3) Write / Execute (1) Destructive / Financial (0)
High Risk

1 of Overleaf MCP Server's 4 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Overleaf MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations
{
  "write_file": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "write_file_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations
{
  "list_files": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "list_files_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

  1. Create a free account and register Overleaf MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
ENFORCE POLICY ON OVERLEAF →

Free to start. No card required.

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Overleaf MCP Server? +

The Overleaf MCP Server server has 1 write tools including write_file. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Overleaf MCP Server.

How many tools does the Overleaf MCP Server MCP server expose? +

4 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write. 3 are read-only. 1 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Overleaf MCP Server? +

Register the Overleaf MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Overleaf MCP Server tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 4 Overleaf MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

Free to start. No card required.

4 Overleaf MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.

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