zotio MCP Server

Name: zotio MCP Server
Author: io.github.OrgMentem

io.github.OrgMentem/zotio

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What is the zotio MCP server?

Zotero MCP server: preview-first, journaled writes and keyless local reads for AI agents.

How to install zotio

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

ZOTERO_API_KEY
secret
Zotero Web API key. Optional for read-only use against the local Zotero desktop app; required to enable writes and reach group libraries.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotio": {
      "command": "https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.19.0/zotio-mcp_0.19.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotio": {
      "command": "https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.19.0/zotio-mcp_0.19.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotio": {
      "command": "https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.19.0/zotio-mcp_0.19.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "zotio": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.19.0/zotio-mcp_0.19.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add zotio --env ZOTERO_API_KEY=<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY> -- https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.19.0/zotio-mcp_0.19.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb