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Zotero MCP — AI skill for Claude Code

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It's a plugin extension in Zotero.

How to install Zotero MCP

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open cookjohn/zotero-mcp and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Zotero MCP does

It's a plugin extension in Zotero. Zotero MCP Plugin enables integration between AI assistants and Zotero through MCP. Zotero MCP Plugin 是一个 Zotero 插件，通过 MCP协议实现 AI 助手与 Zotero深度集成。插件支持文献检索、元数据管理、全文分析和智能问答等功能，让 Claude、ChatGPT 等 AI 工具能够直接访问和操作您的文献库。

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README

Zotero MCP - Model Context Protocol Integration for Zotero

Zotero MCP is an open-source project designed to seamlessly integrate powerful AI capabilities with the leading reference management tool, Zotero, through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This project consists of two core components: a Zotero plugin and an MCP server, which work together to provide AI assistants (like Claude) with the ability to interact with your local Zotero library. _This README is also available in: [:cn: 简体中文](./README-zh.md) | :gb: English._ [![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/badge/GitHub-zotero--mcp-blue?logo=github)](https://github.com/cookjohn/zotero-mcp) [![zotero target version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Zotero-7-green?style=flat-square&logo=zotero&logoColor=CC2936)](https://www.zotero.org) [![Node.js](https://img.shields.io/badge/Node.js-18%2B-green)](https://nodejs.org) [![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-5.4-blue)](https://www.typescriptlang.org) [![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.5.0-brightgreen)]() [![EN doc](https://img.shields.io/badge/Document-English-blue.svg)](README.md) [![中文文档](https://img.shields.io/badge/文档-中文-blue.svg)](README-zh.md)

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📚 Project Overview

The Zotero MCP server is a tool server based on the Model Context Protocol that provides seamless integration with the Zotero reference management system for AI applications like Claude Desktop. Through this server, AI assistants can:

🔍 Smart Search: Multi-dimensional library search (title/creator/year/tags/fulltext/semantic) with boolean operators and relevance scoring
📖 Content Extraction: Extract PDF full-text, notes, abstracts, webpage snapshots with fine-grained mode control
📝 Annotation Analysis: Search and analyze PDF highlights and annotations by color, tags, and keywords
📂 Collection Browsing: Browse and search co