Best Zotero MCP Servers
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
Why this server?
Allows adding verified papers to a Zotero library via the Web API.
AlicenseAqualityDmaintenanceBioCite-MCP enables LLMs to retrieve verified academic literature metadata, citations, and BibTeX from Europe PMC and Crossref, and audit manuscripts for citation accuracy.8MITWhy this server?
Synchronizes the user's Zotero library, importing paper metadata (titles, authors, abstracts) and linking them to the local PDF library for search and citation management.
Why 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 programmatic access to a Zotero library, allowing users to search papers, manage notes, and access repository content through the MCP server
AlicenseAqualityDmaintenanceA server that enables MCP clients like Anthropic Claude App to interact with local Zotero libraries, allowing users to search papers, manage notes, and access research materials through natural language.1029Apache 2.0Why this server?
Allows AI assistants to search, create, organize, and cite from a Zotero library. Provides tools for reading items, writing items, citation management, analysis (retractions, duplicates, citation graph), knowledge graph, and full-text search.
AlicenseAqualityAmaintenanceMCP server that lets AI assistants search, create, organize, and cite from a Zotero library.393MITWhy this server?
Provides tools to search and save references to a local Zotero library, enabling reference management.
AlicenseAqualityBmaintenanceAn MCP server that mirrors the skills and workflows of an industry-leading research institute, providing research craft tools, retrieval, and knowledge resources for any MCP-capable client.27MITWhy this server?
Provides tools for managing a Zotero library, including searching items, retrieving metadata and fulltext, creating and organizing collections, adding and updating items, notes and annotations, saved searches, file attachments, tags, trash, settings, groups, and incremental sync.
AlicenseAqualityCmaintenanceEnables AI assistants to read, search, and fully manage a Zotero library locally—organizing collections, editing items, uploading files, and managing notes, tags, and trash—through the local Zotero API without cloud sync.331MITWhy 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.456MIT