Best Zotero MCP Servers
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
Why this server?
Provides CLI and MCP server to manage, audit, and sync Zotero libraries with local reads, preview-first writes, health checks, and CI integration.
AlicenseAqualityBmaintenanceA Zotero MCP server built for agent safety: a capability-tagged tool registry (every command carries operation/requires/destructive annotations), preview-first writes behind a mutation journal, and read-only defaults. Single Go binary with an MCPB one-click manifest for Claude Desktop.62MITWhy this server?
Provides tools to search Zotero library items, fetch metadata, list collections, read notes and attachments, format citations and bibliographies, and convert citation stubs in .docx files to live Zotero field codes.
AlicenseAqualityDmaintenanceAn MCP server that gives any MCP-compatible assistant access to your Zotero reference library, enabling search, citation, bibliography generation, and .docx processing while keeping Zotero as the ground truth for references.91MITWhy this server?
Provides tools for searching, reading, and managing Zotero library items, collections, annotations, and notes.
AlicenseAqualityDmaintenanceEnables AI assistants to search, read, and manage Zotero references locally with customizable research workflows.94MITWhy this server?
Provides tools for searching, reading, and matching Zotero items, managing collections, reading annotations, notes, PDF full text, and citation keys, and optionally importing papers and modifying collections via plan/apply workflow.
AlicenseAqualityCmaintenanceMCP server for local Zotero on Windows and WSL, enabling read access to items, collections, annotations, and notes via the Local API, and safe write operations through a plan/apply workflow with Web API verification.13MITWhy this server?
Provides read-only tools to search, retrieve metadata, export citations and BibTeX, list collections and tags, and access full text from a Zotero library via its local API.
AlicenseAqualityCmaintenanceRead-only MCP server that lets Claude or any MCP client search and retrieve metadata, notes, full text, citations, and BibTeX from your local Zotero library via its built-in API.11MITWhy this server?
Allows interaction with a Zotero library, providing tools for searching papers, adding papers via arXiv, updating metadata, and retrieving items, as well as resources for recent items and collection items, and prompts for literature review and paper summary.
AlicenseAqualityBmaintenanceEnables LLM-powered tools to interact with Zotero academic libraries, including searching papers, adding arXiv papers, updating metadata, and generating literature reviews.101MITWhy this server?
Provides direct read access to your local Zotero library, allowing Claude to search collections, view item details, and access paper abstracts
AlicenseBqualityFmaintenanceIntegrates local Zotero libraries with Claude's Desktop interface, allowing users to access and manage their library collections via a local API.456MITWhy this server?
Manages a reading queue, collections, and tags in Zotero, allowing papers to be filed, queued for delivery, and tracked with tags.
AlicenseAqualityAmaintenanceAn MCP server that delivers research papers to your e-reader, using Zotero as the source of truth. Allows searching, queuing, and sending papers to Kindle, PocketBook, or Kobo.146MITWhy this server?
Provides tools for managing a Zotero library: adding items by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN; searching; managing collections, tags, and annotations; and attaching files.
AlicenseBqualityAmaintenanceAn MCP server that lets AI assistants add papers and books to your Zotero library by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN, and manage your collections, tags, and items.492MIT