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zotero-grounded-mcp

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Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
ZOTERO_MODENoMode: 'local' for Zotero desktop, 'web' for zotero.org APIlocal
ZOTERO_API_KEYNoAPI key from zotero.org/settings/keys (required in web mode)
ZOTERO_USER_IDNoYour numeric user ID (required in web mode for user libraries)
ZOTERO_GROUP_IDNoNumeric group ID (required when ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE=group)
ZOTERO_LOCAL_PORTNoPort for the local Zotero connector23119
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPENoLibrary type: 'user' or 'group'user

Instructions

Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.

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Capabilities

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

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tools
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  "listChanged": true
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Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
zotero_searchA

Search your Zotero library by query string. Searches title, author, and year. Optionally filter by tag or collection key.

zotero_get_itemA

Get full metadata for a Zotero item by its key. Returns all fields including abstract, tags, collections, and CSL-JSON.

zotero_collectionsA

List all collections in your Zotero library. Returns collection names and keys.

zotero_citeA

Generate inline citations and full reference entries for one or more Zotero items. Provide item keys. Useful when writing documents — gives you the exact citation text to insert.

zotero_bibliographyA

Generate a formatted bibliography (Works Cited) from a list of Zotero item keys. Returns entries sorted alphabetically, ready to paste into a document.

zotero_get_notesA

Get notes and annotations attached to a Zotero item. Returns note content as Markdown and PDF annotations with highlighted text, comments, and page numbers.

zotero_get_attachmentsA

Get file attachments (PDFs, etc.) for a Zotero item. Returns filenames, file paths, content types, and link modes.

zotero_cite_stubA

Generate validated citation stubs for use in documents. Each stub references a real Zotero item — if any key doesn't exist, the tool returns an error. Use these stubs in .docx documents, then run zotero_process_docx to convert them into live Zotero citations.

Stub format: {{CITE:KEY|lib=user:12345}} — simple citation {{CITE:KEY|lib=user:12345|p=42}} — with page locator {{CITE:KEY1;KEY2|lib=group:67890}} — grouped (multiple sources, one claim) {{CITE:KEY|lib=user:12345|prefix=see%20|suffix=%2C%20emphasis%20added}} — with prefix/suffix {{CITE:KEY|lib=user:12345|suppress-author}} — for narrative citations like "Brandom (2019) argues..." {{BIBLIOGRAPHY|lib=user:12345|style=apa}} — bibliography placeholder with document style

IMPORTANT: Always call this tool to get stubs instead of writing them by hand. This validates that every key exists in the user's Zotero library, preventing hallucinated references.

zotero_process_docxA

Process a .docx file to convert {{CITE:...}} stubs into live Zotero field codes. This directly edits the .docx XML to produce the exact field structure Zotero expects. After processing, open the file in Word and click Zotero > Refresh.

Give this tool the file path and it does everything: fetches item data from Zotero, builds field codes, writes the output. Fire and forget.

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

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