zotero-comfort
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTERO_API_KEY | Yes | Your Zotero API key | |
| ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID | Yes | Your Zotero library ID | |
| ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE | No | Library type: 'group' or 'user' | group |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| zotero_searchB | Search for papers in Zotero library by keyword |
| zotero_get_metadataB | Get detailed metadata for a specific paper |
| zotero_list_collectionsA | List all collections in the Zotero library |
| zotero_get_collection_itemsB | Get all items in a specific collection |
| zotero_get_fulltextC | Get full text content of a paper |
| zotero_semantic_searchC | AI-powered semantic search for similar papers |
| build_reading_listC | Build a curated reading list for a research topic |
| smart_add_paperA | Add paper from DOI with duplicate checking and optional collection/tag assignment. Without collection_name, this is a dedup/metadata probe; with collection_name, the paper is fetched from Crossref and written to Zotero, or (if already in library) attached to the target collection without creating a duplicate record. |
| export_bibliographyC | Export papers as BibTeX bibliography |
| find_related_papersB | Find papers related to a given paper using semantic search |
| search_pubmed_to_collectionB | Search PubMed and add results to a Zotero collection |
| search_arxiv_to_collectionB | Search arXiv and add results to a Zotero collection |
| search_multi_source_to_collectionC | Search multiple sources (PubMed, arXiv) and combine results in a Zotero collection |
| get_library_statusA | Get status of configured libraries (group and personal) |
| set_default_libraryB | Set the default library for operations |
| search_group_libraryA | Search for papers in the group (shared team) library |
| search_personal_libraryB | Search for papers in your personal library |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 17 tools
Multiple search tools overlap: zotero_search, search_personal_library, search_group_library, zotero_semantic_search, and find_related_papers have unclear boundaries. Also zotero_semantic_search and find_related_papers both appear to provide similar-paper semantic search.
Most names are snake_case and verb_noun, but prefix usage is inconsistent: zotero_* is mixed with bare search_* and action-style names like build_reading_list, smart_add_paper, and export_bibliography. Some near-duplicate functions have very different naming (zotero_semantic_search vs find_related_papers).
17 tools is slightly above the typical well-scoped range, but the domain (search, collection management, external import, bibliography export, library configuration) justifies most of the surface. The extra weight comes from some redundant search variants rather than truly unnecessary tools.
The server covers searching, metadata, fulltext, collection listing, external imports, and export, but lacks essential library management operations such as updating or deleting items, creating/deleting collections, and tag management. Common Zotero workflows still have noticeble gaps.