Outline ConnectorCAUTION
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI assistants to interact with Outline documentation services.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
## 📢 Official Outline MCP Server Available Outline now ships an official MCP server — we recommend using it. Read the docs.
[](https://pypi.org/project/mcp-outline/) [](https://www.python.org/downloads/) [](LICENSE) [](https://github.com/Vortiago/mcp-outline/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [](https://github.com/Vortiago/mcp-outline/pkgs/container/mcp-outline)
A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with Outline document management.
Features
- Document operations: Search, read, create, edit, archive documents
- Collections: List, create, manage document hierarchies
- Comments: Add and view threaded comments
- Backlinks: Find documents referencing a specific document
- MCP Resources: Direct content access via URIs (outline://document/{id}, outline://collection/{id}, etc.)
- Automatic rate limiting: Transparent handling of API limits with retry logic
Prerequisites
Before using this MCP server, you need:
- An Outline account (cloud hosted or self-hosted)
- API key from Outline web UI: Settings → API Keys → Create New
- Python 3.10+ (for non-Docker installations)
Getting your API key: Log into Outline → Click your profile → Settings → API Keys → "New API Key". Copy the generated token.
Quick Start
One-Click Install
Click a button to install with interactive API key prompt:
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5bf577a8cf2aOBSERVED · 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 mcp-outline --env OUTLINE_API_KEY=${OUTLINE_API_KEY} -- uvx mcp-outline==1.10.1Exposed tools (1)
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
bad_tool | read | Tool with invalid min_role. |
Trust audit
CAUTIONgrade B · trust 83/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | FAIL |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Network
- declared (6 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- found
Findings (16)
DATABASE_URL=postgres://outline:outline@postgres:5432/outline
.mcp.dev.json
.pre-commit-config.yaml
callback_url = _require_redirect(resp, "Dex login POST")
callback_url,
os.environ.items() ... httpx.
E2E_BASE = f"http://127.0.0.1:{E2E_PORT}"HTTP_BASE = f"http://127.0.0.1:{HTTP_PORT}"HEALTH_BASE = f"http://127.0.0.1:{HEALTH_PORT}"api_url="http://192.0.2.1:1/api",
[](https://cursor.com/en/install-mcp?name=mcp-outline&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoidXZ4IiwiYXJncy
**One-click install**: [](https://cursor.com/en/install-mcp?name=mcp-outline&config=eyJjb21
When running in HTTP mode (`sse` or `streamable-http`), multiple users can share a single MCP server, each authenticating with their own Outline API key.
OI["GET /auth/oidc\nstart OIDC flow"] --> DC["Dex: submit credentials\[email protected] / admin"]
G -->|"null (full access)"| D
**last4 collision**: if multiple keys share the same last 4 digits, their scopes are unioned. If any matching key has `scope: null` (full access), the result is treated as full access.
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
5bf577a8cf2afull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/vortiago__outline-connector.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 | 5bf577a8cf2a | CAUTION | B | 83 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Outline Connector MCP server?
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI assistants to interact with Outline documentation services.
What tools does Outline Connector expose?
1 in total: 1 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Outline Connector safe to connect to an agent?
With care. The audit graded it B (83/100) and found 16 things worth knowing before you trust this server, listed below with the exact line each was found on.
What credentials does Outline Connector 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 Connector run?
It speaks sse, stdio and streamable-http, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as mcp-outline.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (5bf577a8cf2a), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.