Zotero MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTERO_LOCAL | No | Use the local Zotero API (default: false). Set to 'true' to use the local API. | false |
| ZOTERO_API_KEY | No | Your Zotero API key (not required for the local API). | |
| ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID | No | Your Zotero library ID (your user ID for user libraries, not required for the local API). | |
| ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE | No | The type of library (user or group, default: user). | user |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| zotero_item_metadataB | Get metadata information about a specific Zotero item, given the item key. |
| zotero_item_fulltextB | Get the full text content of a Zotero item, given the item key of a parent item or specific attachment. |
| zotero_search_itemsA | 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_item_fulltext or zotero_item_metadata. |
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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