zotero-attachment-resolve

To find local PDF files that match Zotero item metadata, you can search user-defined or default local directories by title, author, DOI, or ISBN. The tool locates candidate PDFs and EPUBs and returns a structured JSON payload with ranked results.

Yes, you can search for local EPUB attachments using a book's ISBN in Zotero. The discovery script checks common local roots like Downloads or Desktop and scores candidate files based on metadata evidence.

The best way to attach existing local files without duplicates is to run a discovery query that matches metadata like title and DOI against local roots. It returns likely candidates with scoring evidence for you to select, preventing manual guessing and duplicate records.

No, the local file discovery process does not write or modify data in Zotero. It performs read-only discovery, returning a structured JSON payload of candidate paths and scores for a workflow orchestrator to handle the actual attachment.

To resolve Zotero attachments with DOI and author information, run the resolve script against your local directories. It uses these identifiers to search for plausible PDF and EPUB matches and returns a ranked list of candidate file paths.