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MCP Zotero
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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.
Host a copy with our keys and logs.
Local command
npx -y @xevos117/[email protected]Credentials from the publisher
- ZOTERO_API_KEY — Zotero Web API key (zotero.org/settings/keys) with library read/write and file access
- ZOTERO_USER_ID — Your numeric Zotero user ID (shown on zotero.org/settings/keys); the default library is this user's
- ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE — Default library type: 'user' (personal library) or 'group'
- ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID — Numeric group ID; required when ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE is 'group', otherwise defaults to ZOTERO_USER_ID
- UNPAYWALL_EMAIL — Email sent to the Unpaywall API to find open-access PDFs; if unset, OA PDF lookup is skipped
- UNSAFE_OPERATIONS — Deletions allowed: 'none' (default, all blocked), 'items' (delete_items) or 'all' (also delete_collection)
Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.
shClaude Code
ZOTERO_API_KEY=<secret> ZOTERO_USER_ID=<value> ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE=<value> ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID=<value> UNPAYWALL_EMAIL=<value> UNSAFE_OPERATIONS=<value> claude mcp add io.github.xevos117-mcp-zotero -- npx -y @xevos117/mcp-zotero@2.0.4Run in a terminal.
jsonClaude Desktop
{ "mcpServers": { "io.github.xevos117-mcp-zotero": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@xevos117/[email protected]" ], "env": { "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<secret>", "ZOTERO_USER_ID": "<value>", "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE": "<value>", "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<value>", "UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "<value>", "UNSAFE_OPERATIONS": "<value>" } } }}claude_desktop_config.json
Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude
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