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zotero-mcp

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.

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Connects Zotero research libraries to AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT) via Model Context Protocol for paper discussions, summaries, and citation analysis.

Use this when

You need to discuss or summarize papers from your Zotero library with an AI
You want semantic search over your research library beyond keyword matching
You need to analyze citations or check for retractions in your papers
You want to add papers to Zotero by DOI, URL, or file without manual entry
You need offline access to your Zotero library via CLI

Don't use when

Your Zotero library is empty or unused
You only need basic PDF annotation without AI integration
You lack local storage for the semantic search database

Capabilities

Semantic search over library using vector embeddings (local or API-based)
Retrieve paper metadata, PDF annotations, and full text content
Add papers by DOI, URL, or file with auto-fetched metadata
Citation tallies and retraction alerts via Scite integration
CLI tool for terminal-based library searches and edits
Hybrid local/web access modes for flexible usage

InstallMCPRun via uvx (Python)

Universal installANY TOOL

$ npx skillcity@latest 54yyyu/zotero-mcp

Auto-detects the skill or MCP server in this repo and installs it for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Cline.

Requires Node.js 18+ (ships with npx).

Or install manually

uvx zotero-mcp

MCP Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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