Zotero MCP Server

This MCP server provides the following tools:

Local serverstdio

What is the Zotero MCP Server?

Zotero MCP source profile. From the maintainer documentation: “This MCP server provides the following tools:”

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uvx. 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, ZOTERO_API_KEY, ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID. 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": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL": "true",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

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