zotero-mcp

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/zotero_mcp/server.py:193-197 (handler)

  The MCP tool handler for 'delete_item' in the server. It calls the client's delete_item method.

  @mcp.tool(description="Delete a Zotero item (move to trash or permanently delete)")
  def delete_item(item_key: str, permanent: bool = False) -> str:
      """Move item to trash. Set permanent=True for permanent deletion."""
      result = _get_client().delete_item(item_key, permanent)
      return json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False)

• src/zotero_mcp/client.py:355-362 (handler)

  The underlying logic for deleting or trashing a Zotero item.

  def delete_item(self, item_key: str, permanent: bool = False) -> dict:
      """Move item to trash or permanently delete."""
      item = self.zot.item(item_key)
      title = item["data"].get("title", item_key)
      if permanent:
          self.zot.delete_item(item)
      else:
          self.zot.trash_items([item])