MCP Zotero

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
ZOTERO_API_KEYYesYour API key for accessing the Zotero API.
ZOTERO_USER_IDYesYour user ID obtained from the Zotero API.

Schema

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
get_collectionsList all collections in your Zotero library
get_collection_itemsGet all items in a specific collection
get_item_detailsGet detailed information about a specific paper
search_librarySearch your entire Zotero library
get_recentGet recently added papers to your library