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claude-to-overleaf

One prompt to push your LaTeX repo to Overleaf. No web-UI tab-juggling. No copy-paste. No "wait, did I save that?"

A tiny, zero-dependency Python package that ships with a Claude Code skill. Edit locally in your editor of choice, commit, then tell Claude:

"sync to overleaf"

Claude invokes the skill, runs the tool, handles the safety checks, and your Overleaf project reflects the changes within seconds. (No Claude Code? It's also a normal CLI — claude-to-overleaf sync.)

Why this exists

Overleaf gives every project a git URL — but actually using it day-to-day means:

  • remembering to add a remote
  • juggling a token you saw exactly once
  • knowing the magic incantation (commit-tree, HEAD^{tree}, fast-forward push) because Overleaf rejects normal pushes
  • not blowing away edits made in the Overleaf web editor

This package does all of that for you, and refuses to push when it would silently destroy work.

At a glance

  • Prompt-driven

    Designed for Claude Code. Tell Claude "sync to overleaf" and it runs the safe-by-default workflow.

    Using with Claude Code

  • Standard package

    pipx install claude-to-overleaf and you get a CLI on your PATH. Zero runtime dependencies.

    Getting started

  • Safe by default

    Refuses to push when Overleaf is ahead, or when the working tree is dirty. Your work doesn't get silently buried.

    Reference

  • Five subcommands

    setup, status, sync, pull, install-skill. That's the whole surface.

    CLI reference

License

MIT.