Zotero MCP Server

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.…

Remote server

What is the Zotero MCP Server?

Zotero is an MCP project maintained in the cookjohn/zotero-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “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…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Hosted connection

The maintainer’s configuration uses http://127.0.0.1:23120/mcp. Check the project’s account and authentication instructions when adding the endpoint to your client.

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": {
      "transport": "streamable_http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:23120/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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