Zotero MCP Connector

search_library

Query and retrieve items from your local Zotero library using the integrated API. Supports filtering by item type and search mode for efficient library access and management.

Instructions

Search the local Zotero library of the user.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
ctxYes
itemTypeNo-attachment
limitNo
qmodeNotitleCreatorYear
queryYes

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "$defs": { "Context": { "description": "Context object providing access to MCP capabilities.\n\nThis provides a cleaner interface to MCP's RequestContext functionality.\nIt gets injected into tool and resource functions that request it via type hints.\n\nTo use context in a tool function, add a parameter with the Context type annotation:\n\n```python\n@server.tool()\ndef my_tool(x: int, ctx: Context) -> str:\n # Log messages to the client\n ctx.info(f\"Processing {x}\")\n ctx.debug(\"Debug info\")\n ctx.warning(\"Warning message\")\n ctx.error(\"Error message\")\n\n # Report progress\n ctx.report_progress(50, 100)\n\n # Access resources\n data = ctx.read_resource(\"resource://data\")\n\n # Get request info\n request_id = ctx.request_id\n client_id = ctx.client_id\n\n return str(x)\n```\n\nThe context parameter name can be anything as long as it's annotated with Context.\nThe context is optional - tools that don't need it can omit the parameter.", "properties": {}, "title": "Context", "type": "object" } }, "properties": { "ctx": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Context" }, "itemType": { "default": "-attachment", "title": "Itemtype", "type": "string" }, "limit": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "integer" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null, "title": "Limit" }, "qmode": { "anyOf": [ { "const": "everything", "type": "string" }, { "const": "titleCreatorYear", "type": "string" } ], "default": "titleCreatorYear", "title": "Qmode" }, "query": { "title": "Query", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "query", "ctx" ], "title": "search_libraryArguments", "type": "object" }

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