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Zotero MCP MCP Server

Name: Zotero MCP MCP Server
Author: kujenga

Search your Zotero library, retrieve item metadata, and read full text from AI assistants.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kujenga-zotero-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL": "false",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE": "user"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
ZOTERO_LOCAL	No	Use the local API from the Zotero desktop app instead of the Web API. Requires Zotero to be running with 'Allow other applications on this computer to communicate with Zotero' enabled under Settings > Advanced.
ZOTERO_API_KEY	No	Zotero Web API key from https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys. Not required when ZOTERO_LOCAL is true. Secret.
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID	No	Zotero library ID (your user ID for user libraries). Not required when ZOTERO_LOCAL is true.
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE	No	Whether ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID refers to a user or group library.

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