MCP Zotero Integration

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Search and organize Zotero libraries programmatically.

• 2

  Add academic papers by DOI and manage PDFs within Zotero.

• 3

  Inject live Zotero citations into Word documents automatically.

Description

MCP Zotero is an unofficial community project that allows any large language model (LLM) to interact with a Zotero library through a Model Context Protocol server. It supports searching, organizing, adding papers by DOI, importing PDFs, reading full-text content, and injecting live citations into Word documents. The server is self-documenting and usable by LLMs without external documentation, with additional support for Claude.ai Projects via a dedicated skill. It enhances research workflows by integrating Zotero capabilities directly into LLM-driven applications.