Zotero MCP Server

zotero_search_items

Search for items in your Zotero library, given a query string, query mode (titleCreatorYear or everything), and optional tag search (supports boolean searches). Returned results can be looked up with zotero_get_fulltext or zotero_get_metadata.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
limitNo
qmodeNotitleCreatorYear
queryYes
tagNo

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "properties": { "limit": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "integer" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": 10, "title": "Limit" }, "qmode": { "anyOf": [ { "enum": [ "titleCreatorYear", "everything" ], "type": "string" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": "titleCreatorYear", "title": "Qmode" }, "query": { "title": "Query", "type": "string" }, "tag": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "string" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null, "title": "Tag" } }, "required": [ "query" ], "title": "search_itemsArguments", "type": "object" }