outline-mcp-server MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Outline that enables reading and writing documents through the Outline API.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the outline-mcp-server MCP Server?

outline-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the helicopterhelicopter/outline-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Outline that enables reading and writing documents through the Outline API”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is getoutline-mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares OUTLINE_API_KEY, OUTLINE_BASE_URL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
Parameters	id (string, required)
Parameters:	id (string, required)
text	string, optional) - Markdown content
collectionId	string, optional)
parentDocumentId	string, optional)
publish	boolean, optional)
title	string, optional)

How to install the outline-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outline": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "getoutline-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OUTLINE_API_KEY": "YOUR_OUTLINE_API_KEY",
        "OUTLINE_BASE_URL": "https://your-outline-instance.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
OUTLINE_API_KEY	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
OUTLINE_BASE_URL	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation