zotero-library-mcp

A community MCP server enabling AI agents to manage Zotero libraries. It supports adding papers via DOI or arXiv ID, books via ISBN, searching library metadata, managing collections and tags, reading full text, creating annotations, and exporting BibTeX.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by RaulSimpetru

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What you can do with it

Add papers to Zotero by DOI or arXiv ID
Search library metadata and full text
Create and manage collections and tags
Export items as BibTeX

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.5.0

mcp-registry: io.github.RaulSimpetru/zotero-library-mcp@0.5.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Nov 1, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC

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zotero-library-mcp 0.5.0

pypi

zotero-library-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.5.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "zotero-library-mcp",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your Zotero user or group library ID"
    },
    {
      "name": "ZOTERO_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Zotero API key with read/write permissions"
    },
    {
      "name": "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "WebDAV URL for file storage (if using WebDAV sync)"
    },
    {
      "name": "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "WebDAV username"
    },
    {
      "name": "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "WebDAV password"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-library-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-library-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "zotero-library-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-library-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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