Outline MCP server

Connect Outline to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

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What you can do with the Outline MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the list comments tool in Outline
  • Use the create document tool in Outline
  • Use the list documents tool in Outline
  • Use the manage document tool in Outline
  • Use the list collections tool in Outline
  • Use the search documents tool in Outline

Supported Tools

list_comments

List Comments

List one page of comments on a document or across a collection, with authors and thread structure. total counts this page only.

create_document

Create Document

Create a Markdown document in a collection or beneath a parent, optionally using a template. publish defaults to true; set false for a draft.

list_documents

List Documents

List one page of documents or your drafts. Native pagination is returned; total counts this page only.

manage_document

Manage Document

Archive, restore, move, trash or permanently delete a document. Permanent deletion is irreversible; accepted deletion does not promise erasure of event history.

list_collections

List Collections

List one page of authorized collections. Use pagination offset and limit to continue; total counts this page only.

search_documents

Search Documents

Search one page of authorized documents by text, collection, editor, updated period or status. total counts this page only.

manage_group

Manage Group

Create, read, list, update or delete groups, and add/remove users or list exact memberships. Externally managed groups may reject mutations.

manage_comment

Manage Comment

Create, read, update or delete a comment. Provide rich-text ProseMirror JSON content or Markdown text; comments may notify workspace members.

update_document

Update Document

Update document title, Markdown, emoji or display settings, or publish a draft. Use lastRevision to guard against concurrent edits.

manage_collection_membership

Manage Collection Membership

Grant or remove collection access for a user or group, or list native user/group membership records for exact permission readback.

list_users

List Users

List one page of authorized workspace members by name, role or status. total counts this page only.

manage_collection

Manage Collection

Create, read, update or delete a collection. Set permission:null to remove default workspace access. Deleting a collection also affects its documents.

get_document

Get Document

Retrieve one document by its exact UUID or urlId, including Markdown, lifecycle state and authors.

get_current_user

Get Current User

Identify the actual authenticated Outline user and workspace for the bound instance.

export_document

Export Document

Download one document as a Markdown file. This excludes child documents and does not bundle embedded files.

Connect Outline to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Outline in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Outline MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Outline tools.

Run Outline through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Outline and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Outline tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Outline

Notion

Create, read, update, and archive pages and databases in a Notion workspace. Manage blocks (paragraphs, lists, headings, embeds, etc.) within pages. Query databases with filters and sorts across rich property types including text, numbers, dates, selects, relations, and formulas. Search across pages and databases by title. Add and read comments on pages and blocks. Upload files to pages. Manage workspace users and retrieve user profiles.

Slack

Slack: connect with bot OAuth or user OAuth to work with messages, conversations, search, files, Canvases, Lists, profiles, reactions, reminders, and workspace productivity settings.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Outlook

Send, read, reply to, forward, and manage email messages in user mailboxes. Organize messages into folders, apply categories, flags, and importance levels. Manage file and item attachments. Create, update, delete, and respond to calendar events and meetings. Find available meeting times, manage attendees, handle recurrence, and work with shared or delegated calendars. Create, read, update, and delete contacts, organize them into contact folders, and manage contact photos. Manage tasks and task lists via Microsoft To Do, including due dates, reminders, recurrence, and checklist items. Subscribe to webhook notifications for changes to messages, calendar events, and contacts. Support for Focused Inbox, @-mentions, mail tips, send-on-behalf, and send-as capabilities.

Confluence

Create, read, update, and delete pages, blog posts, comments, and attachments in Confluence spaces. Manage spaces, permissions, labels, and content restrictions. Search content using Confluence Query Language (CQL). Upload and download file attachments with versioning. Manage users, groups, and group memberships. Create and manage whiteboards, databases, folders, and templates. View and update inline tasks. Access audit logs.

Discord

Send, edit, and delete messages in channels. Manage servers (guilds), channels, roles, members, invites, webhooks, threads, scheduled events, auto moderation rules, audit logs, application commands, and custom guild emojis.

Technical notes for Outline

Create, read, edit, search and organize Outline documents and collections. Manage collection access, comments and groups, inspect the authenticated user and workspace, and download Markdown exports.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Outline to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Outline MCP server have?
    The Outline MCP server exposes 15 tools, including List Comments, Create Document, List Documents. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Outline exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Outline MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Outline and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Outline MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

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