Install Zotero MCP for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"54yyyu-zotero-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"zotero-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"ZOTERO_LOCAL": "true",
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE": "user",
"ZOTERO_MCP_TOOLSETS": ""
}
}
}
}