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zotero-mcp

MCP server for interacting with your Zotero library via the Zotero Local API.

Prerequisites

  • Zotero desktop application running

  • Local API enabled: Zotero → Settings → Advanced → check "Allow other applications on this computer to communicate with Zotero"

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Install

uvx zotero-mcp

Or install permanently:

pip install zotero-mcp

Configuration

opencode

Add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "zotero": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["uvx", "zotero-mcp"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop / Other MCP Clients

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["zotero-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool

Description

zotero_search_items

Full-text search with type/tag/collection filters

zotero_get_item

Get complete item metadata

zotero_get_item_fulltext

Get PDF/attachment text content

zotero_list_collections

Browse collection hierarchy

zotero_list_collection_items

List items in a collection

zotero_list_tags

List all tags with counts

zotero_create_item

Create new items (book, article, thesis, etc.)

zotero_update_item

Update item fields

zotero_add_note

Attach notes to items

zotero_add_tags

Add tags to items

zotero_delete_item

Move items to trash

zotero_get_citation

Generate formatted citations (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)

Development

# Clone
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd zotero-mcp

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Test with MCP Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run zotero-mcp

# Run directly
uv run zotero-mcp

License

MIT

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