Zotero Library Mcp

io.github.RaulSimpetru/zotero-library-mcp · v0.5.0

Add papers and books to Zotero by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN and manage your library

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Terminal

claude mcp add zotero-library-mcp -e ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID=<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID> -e ZOTERO_API_KEY=<ZOTERO_API_KEY> -e ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL=<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL> -e ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER=<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER> -e ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD=<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD> -- uvx zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-library-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-library-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "zotero-library-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-library-mcp==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER>",
        "ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD": "<ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

Name	Description
`ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID` Required, secret	Your Zotero user or group library ID
`ZOTERO_API_KEY` Required, secret	Zotero API key with read/write permissions
`ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL` Optional, secret	WebDAV URL for file storage (if using WebDAV sync)
`ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER` Optional, secret	WebDAV username
`ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD` Optional, secret	WebDAV password

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	6 Mar 2026
Last updated	6 Mar 2026
Registry name	`io.github.RaulSimpetru/zotero-library-mcp`

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