Configuration

Core runtime variables

Variable	Default	Required	Notes
`OUTLINE_API_KEY`	none	Yes	Required for MCP server calls to Outline
`OUTLINE_BASE_URL`	`https://app.getoutline.com`	No	Set to self-hosted endpoint when needed
`OUTLINE_ALLOWED_ACTIONS`	`read,write,delete`	No	Supported values: `read`, `write`, `delete`, `admin`
`OUTLINE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS`	`15000`	No	Request timeout in milliseconds
`OUTLINE_RETRY_COUNT`	`2`	No	Retries for transient upstream errors
`OUTLINE_ENABLE_CAPABILITY_PROBE`	`true`	No	Probes optional endpoints on startup

Variable	Default	Required	Notes
`OUTLINE_LEASE_STRATEGY`	`auto`	No	`auto`, `memory`, `data_attribute`
`OUTLINE_LEASE_ATTRIBUTE_ID`	none	Conditional	Required when strategy is `data_attribute`
`OUTLINE_LEASE_DEFAULT_TTL_SECONDS`	`600`	No	Default lease TTL
`OUTLINE_LEASE_MAX_TTL_SECONDS`	`7200`	No	Max lease TTL

These are mainly used by pnpm e2e:mcp and CI E2E jobs.

Variable	Default	Notes
`OUTLINE_E2E_RUN_WRITE`	`true` (script default)	Set `false` for read-focused CI
`OUTLINE_E2E_COLLECTION_ID`	empty	Fixed test collection; if empty, temporary collection may be created
`OUTLINE_E2E_EXPORT_COLLECTION_ID`	empty	Export scenario target
`OUTLINE_E2E_MEMBER_COLLECTION_ID`	empty	Membership scenario target
`OUTLINE_E2E_MEMBER_USER_ID`	empty	Membership user scenario
`OUTLINE_E2E_MEMBER_GROUP_ID`	empty	Membership group scenario
`OUTLINE_E2E_EXPORT_ALL`	`false`	Enables export-all scenario

OUTLINE_ALLOWED_ACTIONS=read

OUTLINE_ALLOWED_ACTIONS=read,write

OUTLINE_ALLOWED_ACTIONS=read,write,delete

OUTLINE_LEASE_STRATEGY=data_attribute
OUTLINE_LEASE_ATTRIBUTE_ID=your_data_attribute_id

Keep one profile per client role and do not mix responsibilities casually.
Treat delete access as an operational capability, not a default capability.
Use capability probe in most environments so optional tools are gated correctly.