Zotero MCP Server

AI agents: read docs/for-agents.md first. It covers which route to use, setup, and the commands in one place.

Local serverstdio

What is the Zotero MCP Server?

Zotero is an MCP project maintained in the 54yyyu/zotero-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “AI agents: read docs/for-agents.md first. It covers which route to use, setup, and the commands in one place”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using zotero-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares ZOTERO_LOCAL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Zotero MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero": {
      "command": "zotero-mcp",
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ZOTERO_LOCALDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation