Zotero Library MCP Server

zotero-library-mcp

Add papers and books to Zotero by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN and manage your library

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No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 22d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

29 tools · ~1.3k tok

Grade B · 0.6% of 200K ctx

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Zotero Library MCP Server is an MCP server that add papers and books to Zotero by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN and manage your library. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, requires no API key, and scores 81/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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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": {
    "zotero": {
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "your_api_key",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "your_library_id",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "https://your-webdav-server.com",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "your_username",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      },
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/RaulSimpetru/zotero-library-mcp",
        "zotero-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "/full/path/to/uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Zotero Library MCP Server does

Add papers and books to Zotero by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN and manage your library

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.

uvx 'zotero-library-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Zotero Library MCP Server safe to use?: Zotero Library MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment.
How do I install Zotero Library MCP Server?: Zotero Library MCP Server 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 Zotero Library MCP Server do?: Zotero Library MCP Server provides 29 tools: add_paper_by_doi, add_papers_by_dois, add_paper_by_arxiv_id, add_book_by_isbn, search_library and 24 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Zotero Library MCP Server?: Zotero Library MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Zotero Library MCP Server actively maintained?: Zotero Library MCP Server is actively maintained - last commit was 22 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "zotero": { "env": { "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "your_api_key", "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "your_library_id", "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "https://your-webdav-server.com", "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "your_username", "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "your_password" }, "args": [ "--from", "git+https://github.com/RaulSimpetru/zotero-library-mcp", "zotero-mcp" ], "command": "/full/path/to/uvx" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Zotero Library MCP Server safe to use?

Zotero Library MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment.

How do I install Zotero Library MCP Server?

Zotero Library MCP Server 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 Zotero Library MCP Server do?

Zotero Library MCP Server provides 29 tools: add_paper_by_doi, add_papers_by_dois, add_paper_by_arxiv_id, add_book_by_isbn, search_library and 24 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Zotero Library MCP Server?

Zotero Library MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Zotero Library MCP Server actively maintained?

Zotero Library MCP Server is actively maintained - last commit was 22 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.