mcp-zotero
mcp-zotero is an MCP server. It reaches zotero. It needs ZOTERO_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 164 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
A connector for Claude Desktop to work with collection and sources on your Zotero Cloud.
Install
Read from mcp-zotero’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npm install -g mcp-zotero
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
zotero
Credential
ZOTERO_API_KEY
What it connects to
Supported in
Claude Desktop
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Stars
164
State
stale
Licence
MIT
From the repository
A connector for Claude Desktop to work with collection and sources on your Zotero Cloud.
Common questions about mcp-zotero
- What does mcp-zotero do?
- A connector for Claude Desktop to work with collection and sources on your Zotero Cloud.
- How do I install mcp-zotero?
- Its own README gives this command: npm install -g mcp-zotero. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does mcp-zotero connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches zotero. The credentials we found in its source are ZOTERO_API_KEY.
- Which AI clients can use mcp-zotero?
- Its own description mentions Claude Desktop. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Is mcp-zotero official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 164 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-02-04.
- What licence does mcp-zotero use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.