Zotero MCP Server

MCPOpen SourceMIT57.7

by kaliaboi • Search & Retrieval

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets Claude and other agents access and interact with your Zotero library.

Example Use Cases

1
List and browse a user's Zotero collections to discover organized groups of references.
2
Retrieve detailed metadata (authors, titles, attachments) for specific papers to generate citations or summaries.
3
Search a Zotero library or fetch recently added items to surface relevant, up-to-date literature.

Description

This MCP server connects to your Zotero account using an API key and user ID to provide programmatic access to collections, items, item details, search, and recently added papers. It is designed to integrate with Claude Desktop or other MCP-capable agents so they can query and retrieve bibliographic data and files from your personal Zotero library. Setup is straightforward via environment variables and the server is distributed as an npm package for easy installation.

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Security

Scanned 2 month(s) ago

Risk Level

MINIMAL

Read-only data retrieval, no side effects

Trust Score

D44/100

4/17 checks passed

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Service TypeMCP

Pricing ModelFree

Capabilities0 Tools / 0 Prompts / 0 Resources

Ownerkaliaboi

CategorySearch & Retrieval

DependenciesStandalone