Cli Anything Zotero

cli-anything-zotero

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**Let AI manage your Zotero library.**

[中文文档](docs/README_zh.md) | English | [Roadmap](docs/ROADMAP.md) | [TODO](docs/TODO.md) | [Commands](docs/COMMANDS.md)

**MCP legacy notice:** `v0.9.5` is the final release with the `zotero-mcp` command and `cli-anything-zotero[mcp]` extra. New releases are CLI/SDK-first. Existing MCP users should pin `pip install "cli-anything-zotero[mcp]==0.9.5"` or use the `legacy/mcp` branch.

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For Non-Programmers

This tool is designed to be **used by AI, not memorized by you**. After a simple install (~3 minutes), just talk to your AI assistant in plain language:

"Find papers about diabetes and kidney disease in my Zotero library"

"Import this DOI into my CKM collection: 10.1038/s41586-024-07871-6"

"Export all papers in my thesis collection as BibTeX"

"Find PDFs for items in my review collection that are missing them"

**All you need to do:**

1. Follow the Installation steps below
2. Tell your AI assistant (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) what you need
3. That's it

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What It Does

Built on [CLI-Anything](https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything) by [HKUDS](https://github.com/HKUDS), this tool gives AI agents full access to your local Zotero library through a **JS Bridge** — a lightweight Zotero plugin that exposes a privileged JavaScript endpoint.

**Prerequisi