MCP connectors

zotero-mcp

Ask your Zotero library questions from Claude or ChatGPT

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Popularity

★ 4.7k

Last update

August 2026

License / pricing

MIT

What it does

Connects a Zotero library — local or web — to MCP-capable assistants, so reviewing papers, summarising a subfield, tracing citations and pulling your own PDF annotations happen in the chat rather than through the app. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others. Your papers and private annotations travel to whichever model you use, which is worth checking against institutional policy for unpublished or shared-in-confidence material. Verify anything you cite. MIT.

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

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Before you start

Setup difficultySome setup needed
Command lineRequired
API keyRequired
Sends data onlineYes

Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.

zotero-mcp FAQ

Is zotero-mcp free?: zotero-mcp itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
Do I need to install anything or write code to use zotero-mcp?: It connects to an MCP-capable AI app such as Claude. It does not run on its own.
Does zotero-mcp work on a phone?: No. It needs a computer.
Can I use zotero-mcp commercially?: The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
zotero-mcp (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
MCP Servers	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes
Context7	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes
Chrome DevTools MCP	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.

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What it does

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

zotero-mcp FAQ

Is zotero-mcp free?

zotero-mcp itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.

Do I need to install anything or write code to use zotero-mcp?

It connects to an MCP-capable AI app such as Claude. It does not run on its own.

Does zotero-mcp work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use zotero-mcp commercially?

The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

Tool	Command line	API key	Sends data out	Phone	Commercial use
zotero-mcp (this page)	Required	Required	Yes	No	Yes
MCP Servers	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes
Context7	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes
Chrome DevTools MCP	Required	Not needed	Yes	No	Yes

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.