OutlineSAFE
It's an MCP server... for Outline (the documentation platform!)
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
[!WARNING] This project is no longer maintained as Outline has launched its own official MCP server with OAuth support. You should use that.
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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with Outline's API, enabling AI agents to manage documents, collections, and other entities programmatically through the Outline knowledge base platform.
Quick Installation
Cursor
One click install in Cursor:
[](https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=outline&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IC15IC0tcGFja2FnZT1vdXRsaW5lLW1jcC1zZXJ2ZXJAbGF0ZXN0IC1jIG91dGxpbmUtbWNwLXNlcnZlci1zdGRpbyIsImVudiI6eyJPVVRMSU5FX0FQSV9LRVkiOiI8UkVQTEFDRV9NRT4iLCJPVVRMSU5FX0FQSV9VUkwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwcC5nZXRvdXRsaW5lLmNvbS9hcGkifX0%3D)
Claude Desktop
You can now download a Claude Desktop extension from the releases page for quick and easy setup (just double click it).
Claude Code
Add the Outline MCP server to Claude Code with:
claude mcp add outline -s user -t stdio -e OUTLINE_API_KEY=... -- npx -y --package=outline-mcp-server@latest -c outline-mcp-server-stdio
Other Methods
This MCP server can be added to just about any agent with an appropriate command defining npx and env vars. Read below for more info on how to run the server manually. Jump to Running →
Features
- Document Management
- ✅ Create new documents with customizable properties
- ✅ Get document details
- ✅ Update existing documents
- ✅ Delete documents
- ✅ List documents
- ✅ Search documents
- ✅ Ask natural language questions about documents
- ✅ Create templates from existing documents
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c485de71d4ceOBSERVED · 2026-10-07Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.
claude mcp add outline-mcp-server --env OUTLINE_API_KEY=${OUTLINE_API_KEY} -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"outline-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OUTLINE_API_KEY": "${OUTLINE_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Exposed tools (19)
9 read · 8 write · 2 destructive. Blast radius: 2 tools can delete or overwrite — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling this one.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
archive_document | read | Archive a document |
ask_documents | read | Query documents with natural language. This method allows asking direct questions of your documents - where possible an answer will be provided. Search results will be restricted to those accessible by the current access token. Note that |
create_collection | write | Create a new collection |
create_comment | write | Create a new comment on a document |
create_document | write | Create a new document |
create_template_from_document | write | Create a template from an existing document. This method allows you to create a new template using an existing document as the basis. |
delete_comment | destructive | Delete a comment from a document |
delete_document | destructive | Delete a document |
get_collection | read | Get details about a specific collection |
get_document | read | Get details about a specific document. At least id XOR shareId are required. |
list_collections | read | List all collections in the Outline workspace |
list_comments | read | List comments for a document or collection in the Outline workspace |
list_documents | read | List documents in the Outline workspace with optional filters |
list_users | read | List all users in the Outline workspace |
move_document | write | Move a document to a different collection or parent document |
search_documents | read | Search for documents in the Outline workspace |
update_collection | write | Update an existing collection |
update_comment | write | Update an existing comment |
update_document | write | Update an existing document |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | WARN |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Network
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Shell
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (4)
delete_comment, delete_document
.prettierignore
.releaserc.json
[](https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=outline&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IC15IC0tcGFja2FnZT1vdXRsaW5lLW1jcC1zZXJ2ZXJAbGF0ZXN0IC1
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
c485de71d4cefull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/mmmeff__outline.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | c485de71d4ce | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Outline MCP server?
It's an MCP server... for Outline (the documentation platform!)
What tools does Outline expose?
19 in total: 9 read-only, 8 that write, and 2 that can delete or overwrite (delete_comment, delete_document). Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Outline safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B. Separately from the audit: 2 of its tools can destroy data, so scope the token you give it to what you actually need.
What credentials does Outline need?
It reads OUTLINE_API_KEY from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.
How does Outline run?
It speaks sse, stdio and streamable-http, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as outline-mcp-server at 5.8.5.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (c485de71d4ce), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.