Schema | zotero-mcp

zotero-mcp

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`ZOTERO_LOCAL`	No	Use local Zotero desktop API (requires Zotero running). Set to 'false' to use Web API.	true
`ZOTERO_API_KEY`	No	Zotero Web API key (required if not using local mode).
`ZOTERO_USER_ID`	No	Zotero user ID (required if not using local mode).

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": true }
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }
`experimental`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
search_itemsB	Search items in Zotero library with optional filters
get_itemB	Get detailed metadata for a single Zotero item
get_collectionsB	List all collections in the Zotero library
get_collection_itemsC	List items in a specific Zotero collection
find_duplicatesC	Find duplicate items by title or DOI, or scan entire library
get_tagsB	List tags in the Zotero library
create_itemC	Create a new item in Zotero
create_item_from_doiA	Create a Zotero item from a DOI (auto-fills metadata)
import_bibtexC	Import BibTeX entries into Zotero
update_itemC	Update fields on an existing Zotero item
create_collectionC	Create a new Zotero collection
add_to_collectionsC	Add a Zotero item to one or more collections
remove_from_collectionA	Remove a Zotero item from a collection (does not delete the item)
merge_duplicatesC	Merge duplicate Zotero items: transfer metadata, tags, collections to keeper, trash rest
delete_itemB	Delete a Zotero item (move to trash or permanently delete)

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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