Is io.github.oscardvs/zoteus safe to use?

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus 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.

How do I install io.github.oscardvs/zoteus?

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus 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 io.github.oscardvs/zoteus do?

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus provides 5 tools: zotero_, Configuration, Documentation, Contributing, Acknowledgements. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.oscardvs/zoteus?

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is io.github.oscardvs/zoteus actively maintained?

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus is actively maintained — last commit was 28 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus

@oscardvs/zoteus

The everything Zotero MCP server — Web API v3 + local API, safe writes, citations, search.

9 182/wk 5 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 28d ago

Works with most clients

Transport:

5 tools

Grade F

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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 · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-oscardvs-zoteus": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oscardvs/zoteus"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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The everything Zotero MCP server. Give Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client complete, safe access to your Zotero library — search papers, add by DOI, format bibliographies in ~2,800 styles, run semantic search over your own PDFs, and ground every answer in a source you actually own. Local-first. Private. One command.

Test This Server

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.oscardvs/zoteus safe to use?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus 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.
How do I install io.github.oscardvs/zoteus?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus 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 io.github.oscardvs/zoteus do?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus provides 5 tools: zotero_, Configuration, Documentation, Contributing, Acknowledgements. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.oscardvs/zoteus?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.oscardvs/zoteus actively maintained?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus is actively maintained — last commit was 28 days ago. It has 9 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 · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-oscardvs-zoteus": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oscardvs/zoteus"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.oscardvs/zoteus does

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@oscardvs/zoteus' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

⚡ Zoteus

Your Zotero library, inside every AI conversation — with real citations, not hallucinations.

The everything Zotero MCP server. Give Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client complete, safe access to your Zotero library — search papers, add by DOI, format bibliographies in ~2,800 styles, run semantic search over your own PDFs, and ground every answer in a source you actually own. Local-first. Private. One command.

npx -y @oscardvs/zoteus

Install in 30 seconds

Client	Command
Claude Code	`claude mcp add --transport stdio zoteus -- npx -y @oscardvs/zoteus`
Cursor / VS Code / Claude Desktop / Codex / Zed…	`npx add-mcp @oscardvs/zoteus`
Claude Desktop (one-click)	download `zoteus.mcpb` from the latest release → double-click
claude.ai (web)	Add custom connector → your hosted URL (OAuth)

Add your cloud key for writes/sync/groups (optional — reads work key-free against the desktop app):

claude mcp add --transport stdio zoteus -e ZOTERO_API_KEY=xxxxx -- npx -y @oscardvs/zoteus

Get a key at zotero.org/settings/keys. For key-free local reads, enable Settings → Advanced → "Allow other applications on this computer to communicate with Zotero" in the desktop app.

Why Zoteus?

There are several Zotero MCP servers now. Zoteus is the one that does everything — and adds the parts everyone else skips. The difference that matters: Zoteus treats your library as the source of truth, not a search index. When you ask Claude to "draft a methods paragraph citing the five most relevant papers in my collection," it runs that against your verified, already-curated references — no invented citations, no Python stack, nothing leaves your machine.

	Zoteus	Other Zotero MCP servers	Web AI (Elicit/SciSpace)
Operates on your own library	✅	✅ (varies)	❌ (web-wide)
Complete Web API v3 + desktop local API	✅	partial	n/a
Safe transactional writes (reversible, gated)	✅	rare	❌
CSL bibliographies (~2,800 styles)	✅	rare	❌
Local hybrid semantic search over PDFs	✅	some (cloud)	varies
No Python — TypeScript, one `npx`	✅	varies	n/a
MCP Resources + Prompts + code-execution	✅	❌	n/a
Local-first / private · Open-source (MIT)	✅	varies	❌

What you can do

Find anything in your own work. "Find papers in my library that argue against X" — hybrid keyword + semantic search across metadata, full text, and annotations, returned with the page number.
Cite without hallucinating. Zoteus surfaces your Zotero citation data and formats it with citeproc-js in any CSL style — it never invents a reference.
Add a paper by identifier. Drop in a DOI/ISBN/PMID/arXiv id and Zoteus fetches the metadata and files it — no ac

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

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

Score breakdown

52/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−48

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @oscardvs/zoteus against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (5)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.oscardvs/zoteus safe to use?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus 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.
How do I install io.github.oscardvs/zoteus?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus 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 io.github.oscardvs/zoteus do?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus provides 5 tools: zotero_, Configuration, Documentation, Contributing, Acknowledgements. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.oscardvs/zoteus?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.oscardvs/zoteus actively maintained?: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus is actively maintained — last commit was 28 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

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