Outline MCP Server
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The MCP Outline Server is a Model Context Protocol server designed for managing Outline documents, allowing users to perform operations such as searching, creating, and editing documents.
From the registry: Connect AI assistants to Outline for document search, reading, and management
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- requiredOutline API KeyGet API key from Outline web UI: Settings -> API Keys -> Create Newhttps://www.getoutline.com/
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `mcp-outline` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Outline API Key** — Get API key from Outline web UI: Settings -> API Keys -> Create New (https://www.getoutline.com/)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `uvx`
- args: ["mcp-outline"]
- required environment variables:
- `OUTLINE_API_KEY`: Outline API key (example: `<your-api-key>`)
- optional environment variables:
- `OUTLINE_API_URL`: Outline API URL (for self-hosted) (example: `https://app.getoutline.com/api`)
- `OUTLINE_VERIFY_SSL`: Verify SSL certificates (example: `true`)
- `OUTLINE_READ_ONLY`: Disable all write operations (example: `false`)
- `OUTLINE_DISABLE_DELETE`: Disable only delete operations (example: `false`)
- `OUTLINE_DISABLE_AI_TOOLS`: Disable AI tools (example: `false`)
- `OUTLINE_DYNAMIC_TOOL_LIST`: Enable per-user tool filtering (example: `false`)
- `MCP_TRANSPORT`: Transport: stdio, sse, or streamable-http (example: `stdio`)
- `MCP_HOST`: Server host (example: `127.0.0.1`)
- `MCP_PORT`: HTTP server port (example: `3000`)
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Tools (5)
search_documents
Search documents by keywords with pagination.
list_collections
List all collections.
read_document
Get document content.
create_document
Create a new document.
add_comment
Add a comment to a document.
Environment variables
OUTLINE_API_KEYrequiredRequired for tool calls to succeed.Prerequisites
- • Python 3.10+
Packages
mcp-outline
pypiv1.8.0transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Mar 22, 2026
- Last commit
- Apr 8, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.Vortiago/mcp-outline