Is Cli Anything Zotero safe to use?

Cli Anything Zotero has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under Apache-2.0.

How do I install Cli Anything Zotero?

Cli Anything Zotero supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Cli Anything Zotero do?

Cli Anything Zotero provides 3 tools: Installation, Troubleshooting, License. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Cli Anything Zotero?

Cli Anything Zotero is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Cli Anything Zotero actively maintained?

Cli Anything Zotero is actively maintained — last commit was 14 days ago. It has 68 GitHub stars.

Cli Anything Zotero

Name: Cli Anything Zotero
Author: PiaoyangGuohai1

cli-anything-zotero · by PiaoyangGuohai1

CLI & MCP server for Zotero 7/8 — let AI manage your library. 52 MCP tools + 70+ CLI commands for search, import, PDF, BibTeX, notes, and more. Works with Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.

68 3 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

Apache-2.0 license

Actively maintained

Last commit 14d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

3 tools · ~79 tok

Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cli-anything-zotero": {
      "args": [
        "cli-anything-zotero"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Cli Anything Zotero does

This tool is designed to be used by AI, not memorized by you. After a simple install (~3 minutes), just talk to your AI assistant in plain language:

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Is Cli Anything Zotero safe to use?: Cli Anything Zotero has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
How do I install Cli Anything Zotero?: Cli Anything Zotero supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Cli Anything Zotero do?: Cli Anything Zotero provides 3 tools: Installation, Troubleshooting, License. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Cli Anything Zotero?: Cli Anything Zotero is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Cli Anything Zotero actively maintained?: Cli Anything Zotero is actively maintained — last commit was 14 days ago. It has 68 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cli-anything-zotero": {
      "args": [
        "cli-anything-zotero"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Cli Anything Zotero does

This tool is designed to be used by AI, not memorized by you. After a simple install (~3 minutes), just talk to your AI assistant in plain language:

Test This Server

This server supports HTTP transport. Be the first to test it — help the community know if it works.

README

cli-anything-zotero

Let AI manage your Zotero library.

中文文档 | English

MCP legacy notice: v0.9.5 is the final release with the zotero-mcp command and cli-anything-zotero[mcp] extra. New releases are CLI/SDK-first. Existing MCP users should pin pip install "cli-anything-zotero[mcp]==0.9.5" or use the legacy/mcp branch.

For Non-Programmers

This tool is designed to be used by AI, not memorized by you. After a simple install (~3 minutes), just talk to your AI assistant in plain language:

"Find papers about diabetes and kidney disease in my Zotero library"

"Import this DOI into my CKM collection: 10.1038/s41586-024-07871-6"

"Export all papers in my thesis collection as BibTeX"

"Find PDFs for items in my review collection that are missing them"

All you need to do:

Follow the Installation steps below
Tell your AI assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) what you need
That's it

What It Does

Built on CLI-Anything by HKUDS, this tool gives AI agents full access to your local Zotero library through a JS Bridge — a lightweight Zotero plugin that exposes a privileged JavaScript endpoint.

Key capabilities:

Search & browse — keyword search, full-text PDF search, collection tree, tags
Import — from DOI, PMID, RIS/BibTeX files, or JSON
Export — BibTeX, CSL-JSON, RIS, CSV, formatted citations
PDF management — attach files, auto-find PDFs online, search annotations
Write operations — update metadata, manage tags, add notes, trigger sync
Advanced — execute arbitrary Zotero JS, semantic search with local embeddings, AI analysis

All write operations run locally through the JS Bridge — no API key or internet connection required.

CLI-First Usage

cli-anything-zotero is now maintained as a CLI/SDK-first tool. The primary interface is the zotero-cli shell command, which works well for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, shell scripts, and other agents that can run terminal commands.

For legacy MCP users, install the frozen MCP release explicitly:

pip install "cli-anything-zotero[mcp]==0.9.5"

The legacy/mcp branch and the v0.9.5 release remain available, but MCP receives no new feature maintenance after that line.

Installation

Prerequisites: Python 3.10+, Zotero 7/8/9 (running).

Step 1: Install the package

pip install cli-anything-zotero

This installs the zotero-cli command. The old cli-anything-zotero command remains as a compatibility alias.

Step 2: Install the JS Bridge Plugin (one-time, both modes)

zotero-cli app install-plugin

First install requires manual steps in Zotero:

The command generates a .xpi file and prints its path
In Zotero: Tools → Plugins → gear icon → Install Plugin From File...
Select the .xpi file, then restart Zotero

After the first install, future upgrades via app install-plugin are automatic.

For existing users upgrading to the dynamic DOCX citation workflow, update both the Python package and the Zotero bridge plugin:

python -m pip install -U cli-anything-zotero
zotero-cli app install-plugin
# restart Zotero
zotero-cli app plugin-status
zotero-cli docx doctor

Step 3:

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

86/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−14

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked cli-anything-zotero against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (3)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~79 tokens total

Community

Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cli Anything Zotero safe to use?: Cli Anything Zotero has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
How do I install Cli Anything Zotero?: Cli Anything Zotero supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Cli Anything Zotero do?: Cli Anything Zotero provides 3 tools: Installation, Troubleshooting, License. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Cli Anything Zotero?: Cli Anything Zotero is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Cli Anything Zotero actively maintained?: Cli Anything Zotero is actively maintained — last commit was 14 days ago. It has 68 GitHub stars.