mcp-zotero

What problem does it solve?

This Skill enables researchers and teams to manage Zotero libraries programmatically through the MCP server, unifying search, retrieval, creation, organization, and attachment tasks into a centralized workflow.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Hybrid control: Read data from a local Zotero instance and perform write operations via the web API for full reference management.
• Collections, items, and attachments: Create and modify collections, add items, manage creators, and attach PDFs and notes.
• Use Case: When preparing a literature review, orchestrate discovery, metadata capture, and bibliography construction across the MCP-connected Zotero library.

Quick Start

Verify the MCP Zotero connection with a health_check(). Then try a simple search: search_items(query="housing", limit=5). To add a reference, use add_item with fields for a journal article and optionally attach files.