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_collections

List all collections in your Zotero library

get_collection_items

Get all items in a specific collection

get_item_details

Get detailed information about a specific paper

search_library

Search your entire Zotero library

get_recent

Get recently added papers to your library