Schema | zotero-mcp

zotero-mcp

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

Name	Required	Description	Default
`ZOTERO_LOCALE`	No	Override the default locale (en-US).	en-US
`ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID`	No	Override the default Zotero library ID (0).	0

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.

Features and capabilities supported by this server

Protocol revision2025-11-25

Capability	Details
`tools`	{ "listChanged": true }
`logging`	{}
`prompts`	{ "listChanged": false }
`resources`	{ "subscribe": false, "listChanged": false }
`extensions`	{ "io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {} }
`experimental`	{}

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

Name	Description
search_itemsA	Search the Zotero library for items matching a query. Returns condensed metadata for each match. Attachments and notes are excluded so results are actual references; use get_item_children to see an item's PDFs and notes.
get_itemB	Get full metadata for a single item by its key.
get_item_childrenA	List the attachments and notes attached to an item.
get_item_fulltextA	Get the indexed full text of an attachment (PDF, snapshot, etc.). The key must be an attachment item key, not its parent. Use get_item_children on a reference to find its attachment keys. Text is only available if Zotero has indexed the attachment.
list_collectionsB	List collections (folders) in the library.
get_collection_itemsB	List the items inside a collection.
list_tagsB	List tags used in the library.
get_recent_itemsB	List the most recently added items in the library.
library_statsA	Report totals for the library: item counts and collection count.

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

Name	Description
No prompts

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

Name	Description
No resources

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