MCP Server for Zotero SQLite Database - collection, tagging, PDF reading and more.
MCP Server for Zotero SQLite Database - collection, tagging, PDF reading and more.
Is it safe?
No known CVEs for zotero-bridge.
No authentication — any process on your machine can connect to this server.
License not specified.
Last scanned 0 days ago.
Is it maintained?
Last commit 6 days ago. 6 GitHub stars. 19 weekly downloads.
Will it work with my client?
Transport: stdio, http. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients.
How much context will it use?
13 tools. Estimated ~800 tokens of your context window (0.4% of 200K).
What if it doesn't work?
Common issues: JSON syntax errors in config, wrong Node.js version, npx cache, network or firewall blocking. covers troubleshooting.
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-bridge": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"zotero-bridge"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.
npx -y zotero-bridge 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"
After testing, let us know if it worked:
manage_collection管理 Zotero 文件夹（集合）的所有操作，包括创建、重命名、移动、删除、获取详情、管理条目等
manage_tags管理标签的所有操作，包括列出标签、获取条目标签、添加/删除标签、创建标签
search_items按标题搜索 Zotero 条目
get_item_details通过 ID 或 Key 获取条目的详细信息
manage_item_content管理条目的摘要和笔记，包括获取/设置摘要、获取笔记、添加笔记
manage_pdfPDF 文件的各种操作，包括提取全文、获取摘要、列出附件、搜索文本、生成摘要
find_by_identifier通过各种标识符查找文献，支持 DOI、ISBN、PubMed ID、arXiv ID、URL，以及自动检测
get_annotations获取 PDF 标注（高亮、笔记等），支持按类型、颜色筛选或搜索
search_fulltext在 Zotero 全文索引中搜索或获取附件的全文内容
find_related_items通过多种方式查找相关文献，包括手动关联、共享标签、共享作者、同一文件夹或所有方法
Last scanned 4h ago
No known vulnerabilities.
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