Production‑ready MCP server for Zotero to save open preprints (arXiv, CVF, bio/med/chemRxiv) with rich metadata and smart PDF attachments — with upcoming support for publisher databases (Nature, Science, IEEE Xplore, Springer).
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotlink": {
"env": {
"ZOTLINK_ZOTERO_ROOT": "/Users/yourname/Zotero"
},
"args": [],
"command": "/opt/homebrew/.../zotlink"
}
}
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Is it safe?
No known CVEs for zotlink.
No authentication — any process on your machine can connect.
License not specified.
Is it maintained?
Last commit 179 days ago. 135 stars.
Will it work with my client?
Transport: stdio, http. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, and most MCP clients.
Context cost
4 tools. ~200 tokens (0.1% of 200K).
Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.
uvx 'zotlink' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"
After testing, let us know if it worked:
No known vulnerabilities.
check_zotero_statusCheck if Zotero is running and reachable
get_zotero_collectionsList collections (tree view) from the local DB
save_paper_to_zoteroSave a paper by URL (arXiv/CVF/rxiv), attach PDF/metadata
extract_arxiv_metadataExtract full arXiv metadata (title/authors/subjects/DOI/comment)
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