Zoteus MCP Server

Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.

Local + remotestreamable-httpstdio

What is the Zoteus MCP Server?

Zoteus is an MCP integration. Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.

Hosted connection

The registry lists a streamable-http connection at https://mcp.zoteus.com/mcp.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is @oscardvs/zoteus, version 1.22.4. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares ZOTERO_API_KEY: Zotero API key (writes/sync/groups; optional for local-only reads).; ZOTEUS_LOCAL: Use the Zotero desktop local API: auto | on | off.; ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE: Set to true to enable permanent deletion (off by default)..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository · Project website. This profile uses version 1.22.4 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ZOTERO_API_KEYZotero API key (writes/sync/groups; optional for local-only reads).Optional
ZOTEUS_LOCALUse the Zotero desktop local API: auto | on | off.Optional
ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETESet to true to enable permanent deletion (off by default).Optional