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Zotero Native MCP

Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.

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★ 5 stars Last pushed 2026-09-04 License: MIT

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Review any command before running it. Package names and URLs come from the server's own registry entry.

Package (npm 1.0.1)

npx -y [email protected]

Or add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-native-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL_PORT": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_VALUE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
  • ZOTERO_LOCAL_PORT — Port of Zotero's local HTTP server. Defaults to 23119.
  • ZOTERO_LOCAL_APP_NAME — Name shown in Zotero's authorization dialog. Defaults to zotero-native-mcp.

Related servers

Listed in punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers (MIT)

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