How do I install MCP Zotero?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does MCP Zotero need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: ZOTERO_API_KEY, ZOTERO_USER_ID, ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE, ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID, UNPAYWALL_EMAIL, UNSAFE_OPERATIONS.

What transport does MCP Zotero use?

MCP Zotero runs locally over stdio.

When was MCP Zotero last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-12. MCP server for Zotero: search and manage your library, add items by DOI, find open access PDFs and insert live Zotero citations into Word documents.

MCP Zotero MCP 서버

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code PlugMCP에서 실행

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @xevos117/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

ZOTERO_API_KEY — Zotero Web API key (zotero.org/settings/keys) with library read/write and file access
ZOTERO_USER_ID — Your numeric Zotero user ID (shown on zotero.org/settings/keys); the default library is this user's
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE — Default library type: 'user' (personal library) or 'group'
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID — Numeric group ID; required when ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE is 'group', otherwise defaults to ZOTERO_USER_ID
UNPAYWALL_EMAIL — Email sent to the Unpaywall API to find open-access PDFs; if unset, OA PDF lookup is skipped
UNSAFE_OPERATIONS — Deletions allowed: 'none' (default, all blocked), 'items' (delete_items) or 'all' (also delete_collection)

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1ZOTERO_API_KEY=<secret> ZOTERO_USER_ID=<value> ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE=<value> ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID=<value> UNPAYWALL_EMAIL=<value> UNSAFE_OPERATIONS=<value> claude mcp add xevos117-mcp-zotero-github -- npx -y @xevos117/mcp-zotero@2.1.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "xevos117-mcp-zotero-github": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@xevos117/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<secret>",11        "ZOTERO_USER_ID": "<value>",12        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE": "<value>",13        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<value>",14        "UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "<value>",15        "UNSAFE_OPERATIONS": "<value>"16      }17    }18  }19}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

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PlugMCP에서 실행

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

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Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
License

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

MCP Zotero

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How do I install MCP Zotero?

Does MCP Zotero need an API key?

What transport does MCP Zotero use?

When was MCP Zotero last checked?

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