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llm-for-zotero

A research agent system deeply rooted in your Zotero library.

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A Zotero plugin that lets you chat with your PDF library, summarize papers, extract figures, and run research agents directly inside Zotero using any LLM backend.

Use this when

You need to summarize a paper while reading it in Zotero
You want to extract and explain a figure from a PDF without leaving the reader
You have to compare multiple papers side-by-side with AI help
You want to organize your Zotero library using AI-powered tagging or metadata edits
You need to save research notes or conversations as Markdown files linked to your library

Don't use when

You’re working with non-PDF files like spreadsheets or code repositories
You need real-time collaboration with other researchers outside Zotero
You want to run heavy LLM workloads on a low-end machine

Capabilities

Chat with any open PDF in Zotero using your chosen LLM backend
Extract and explain figures or tables from PDFs via screenshots or text
Compare multiple papers by uploading them as additional context
Save AI-generated notes or full conversations as Zotero notes or local Markdown files
Run Agent Mode to search, tag, edit metadata, or organize your entire library
Use local OpenAI-compatible models, WebChat, Codex App-Server, or Claude Code as backends

InstallMCPRun via npx (Node)

Universal installANY TOOL

$ npx skillcity@latest yilewang/llm-for-zotero

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

npx -y llm-for-zotero

MCP Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llm-for-zotero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "llm-for-zotero"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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