Zotero MCP Connector
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTERO_USER_ID | No | Your Zotero user ID, defaults to 0 for local installations | 0 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_zotero_informationC | Returns by default information on the Zotero library containing Research Papers collected by the User.Good to call if you dont have a clear understanding yet what to ask from this tool. The returned information can be finetuned by asking for summary, collections, recent items, tags. |
| get_collection_itemsC | Gets all items in a specific Zotero collection. |
| get_items_metadataC | Get detailed information on specific item(s) in the library |
| search_libraryB | Search the Zotero library for an item. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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