Zotero MCP
zotero-mcp-server · by 54yyyu
Zotero MCP: Connects your Zotero research library with Claude and other AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol to discuss papers, get summaries, analyze citations, and more.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 1d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
17 tools · ~851 tok
Grade B · 0.4% of 200K ctx
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Zotero MCP is an MCP server that zotero MCP: Connects your Zotero research library with Claude and other AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol to discuss papers, get summaries, analyze citations, and more. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 87/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero": {
"env": {
"ZOTERO_LOCAL": "true"
},
"args": [],
"name": "zotero",
"type": "stdio",
"command": "zotero-mcp",
"isActive": true
}
}
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What Zotero Mcp does
Zotero MCP seamlessly connects your Zotero research library with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI assistants (e.g., Cherry Studio, Chorus, Cursor) via the Model Context Protocol. Review papers, get summaries, analyze citations, extract PDF annotations, and more!
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~851 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Zotero Mcp safe to use?
- Zotero Mcp 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 MIT.
- How do I install Zotero Mcp?
- Zotero Mcp 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 Mcp do?
- Zotero Mcp provides 17 tools: search_library, semantic_search, get_item_metadata, get_full_text, extract_annotations and 12 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Zotero Mcp?
- Zotero Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Zotero Mcp actively maintained?
- Zotero Mcp is actively maintained — last commit was 1 day ago. It has 4,790 GitHub stars.
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