How do I connect Zotero MCP Server to Claude?

The listing records `docker run --rm ghcr.io/ /zotero-mcp:latest` as its setup step. Run it, then follow the repository's instructions for the client configuration; the listing names Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor as compatible clients.

Is Zotero MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Zotero MCP Server do?

Zotero MCP Server documents 40 tools to the agent, including all, chatgpt-connector, discovery. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Zotero MCP

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Zotero MCP: Connects your Zotero research library with Claude and other AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol to discuss papers, get summaries, analyze citations, and more.

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$docker run --rm ghcr.io/<owner>/zotero-mcp:latest

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Project instructions

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Documented tools (40)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

all

Everything (the pre-0.9 behaviour)

chatgpt-connector

auto

discovery

off

duplicates

off

feeds

off

libraries

pdf-geometry

relations

off

scite

off

scite_check_retractions

Scan items for retractions and editorial notices

scite_enrich_item

Get Scite citation tallies and retraction alerts for a paper

scite_enrich_search

Search your Zotero library with Scite-enriched results (tallies + alerts inline)

search-admin

zotero_add_by_bibtex

Add one or more items from BibTeX (inline or .bib file)

zotero_add_by_csl_json

Add one or more items from CSL JSON (inline or file)

zotero_add_by_doi

Add a paper by DOI with automatic metadata and open-access PDF attachment

zotero_add_by_isbn

Add a book by ISBN (Open Library + Google Books cascade)

zotero_add_by_url

Add a paper by URL (arXiv, DOI URLs, and general webpages)

zotero_add_from_file

Import a local PDF or EPUB file with automatic DOI extraction

zotero_advanced_search

Perform complex searches with multiple criteria

zotero_attach_file

Attach a local file or a PDF URL to an existing item by key (no new item created; returns the attachment key; idempotent per filename and content hash)

zotero_create_annotation

Create a highlight (text=) or an area annotation (rect=[x, y, width, height])

zotero_get_annotations

Get annotations (including direct PDF extraction); use format="json" for normalized records suitable for scripts and other MCP tools

zotero_get_collection_items

Get items in a collection

zotero_get_collections

List collections

zotero_get_item_children

Get attachments and notes for one item or many (pass an array of keys)

zotero_get_item_fulltext

Get full text content

zotero_get_item_metadata

Get detailed metadata (supports format="markdown", format="json" for complete raw Zotero metadata, and format="bibtex")

zotero_get_notes

Retrieve notes from your Zotero library; pass query to search note and annotation text instead of listing

zotero_get_page_layout

Detect figure/table regions on a PDF page (with captions and normalized coordinates) for accurate area annotation placement — its reported bbox can be passed straight to zoterocreateannotation(rect=...)

zotero_get_recent

Get recently added items

zotero_get_search_database_status

Check database status and configuration

zotero_get_tags

List all tags

zotero_manage_note

Create, update, or delete a note via action="create""update""delete" (beta feature)

zotero_search_by_tag

Search your library using custom tag filters

zotero_search_items

Search your library by keywords

zotero_semantic_search

AI-powered similarity search with embedding models

zotero_set_item_parent

Set, change, or clear an item's parent (parentkey=null makes it top-level)

zotero_synthesize_annotations

Build a per-paper annotation/note digest; supports format="json" for structured grouped output

zotero_update_search_database

Manually update the semantic search database

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FAQ

Questions about Zotero MCP Server

How do I connect Zotero MCP Server to Claude?: The listing records `docker run --rm ghcr.io/<owner>/zotero-mcp:latest` as its setup step. Run it, then follow the repository's instructions for the client configuration; the listing names Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor as compatible clients.
Is Zotero MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Zotero MCP Server do?: Zotero MCP Server documents 40 tools to the agent, including all, chatgpt-connector, discovery. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.