Citation Dialogue MCP Server
Explore the active Zotero citation graph and save source-linked Obsidian or Notion research notes.
Citation Dialogue scores 23 (Limited), licensed MIT License. It installs as a local process. It does not declare tools yet. Filed under Productivity. Install configs are generated for 10 clients. Being listed in the registry is not the same as being vendor-official.
Limited trust
23 of 100 from six public signals. Nobody can buy a point.
- License present: mit-license.
License, quality and maintenance
Quality: Grade D
48/100 for listing completeness. Lost points: short README, no listed tools, short summary.
How quality is graded
Where the 23 comes from
0 + 6 + 0 + 6 + 4 + 7 = 23. Each factor is capped, so no single signal can carry a listing.
Active in the official MCP registry, plus a known vendor namespace.
Registry: 0 of 30 points.How recently the repository saw a commit or release.
Maintenance: 6 of 20 points.GitHub stars and weekly downloads, on a log scale.
Popularity: 0 of 20 points.A clear, OSI-style open-source license.
License: 6 of 10 points.Not archived, a secure install path, a pinned version.
Security: 4 of 10 points.A real summary, a README with depth, listed tools.
Docs: 7 of 10 points.Install
Pick your client, copy the config, paste it in.
Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.
{ "mcpServers": { "6forwater29-citation-dialogue": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "https://github.com/6forwater29/citation-dialogue/releases/download/v0.3.1/citation-dialogue-0.3.1.mcpb" ] } }}
Environment variables
This server does not declare environment variables.
Tools
All capabilitiesTools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. Public READMEs are read directly. A GitHub token is used only when one is already configured.
About
Enables Claude Desktop and Codex to read the active Zotero citation graph, inspect ranked discovery candidates, expand references, and—when writing is explicitly allowed—save source-linked research notes to Obsidian or Notion.
Frequently asked questions
What is Citation Dialogue MCP Server?
Explore the active Zotero citation graph and save source-linked Obsidian or Notion research notes.
How do I install Citation Dialogue MCP Server in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code?
Pick your client in the Install section on this page and copy the generated config into the client's config file. Step-by-step guides: Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code. Citation Dialogue MCP Server runs locally from the MCP bundle https://github.com/6forwater29/citation-dialogue/releases/download/v0.3.1/citation-dialogue-0.3.1.mcpb with the command npx -y https://github.com/6forwater29/citation-dialogue/releases/download/v0.3.1/citation-dialogue-0.3.1.mcpb.
Is Citation Dialogue MCP Server free and open source?
Citation Dialogue MCP Server is released under the MIT License license, which is not on MCPpedia's list of OSI-approved open-source licenses. Read the license terms before using it, especially commercially.
Does Citation Dialogue MCP Server support remote (HTTP) connections?
No remote endpoint is listed for Citation Dialogue MCP Server. It runs locally on your machine over stdio, started by your MCP client.
How is Citation Dialogue MCP Server's trust score calculated?
Citation Dialogue MCP Server scores 23 out of 100 (Limited). The score adds six capped public signals: registry status, maintenance, popularity, license, documentation, and security. Nobody can pay for points. Read the methodology for the full formula.
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