Which integrations are available for this server?

Integrates with [Zotero](/mcp/servers/integrations/zotero)'s local API to search library items by author or title, retrieve detailed item metadata including abstracts and tags, and extract full text from PDF attachments.

Zotero MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that integrates with Zotero's local API to search, retrieve, and extract full text from PDFs in your Zotero library.

Prerequisites

Zotero application with local API enabled
uv (recommended) or Python 3.12+ with pip

Enable Zotero Local API

In Zotero's settings (Preferences → Advanced → General), enable:

☑️ Allow other applications on this computer to communicate with Zotero

Configuration

Add the following to your MCP client configuration file (e.g., mcp_config.json for Antigravity, mcp.json for Claude Desktop or Cursor):

{ "mcpServers": { "zotero": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["git+https://github.com/yuogawaiic/zotero-mcp.git"] } } }

Available Tools

Tool	Parameters	Description
`zotero_search_items`	`q` (optional)	Search items in your Zotero library by author name or title. Returns up to 30 matching items (excluding attachments).
`zotero_get_item`	`itemKey` (required)	Retrieve detailed information about a specific item including title, authors, publication info, abstract, tags, etc.
`zotero_read_pdf`	`itemKey` (required)	Extract full text from a PDF attachment associated with a Zotero item.
`read_pdf`	`local_path` (required)	Extract full text from a PDF file at a local file path. Can be used with filesystem MCP servers.