MCP Server

Zotero Native MCP MCP Server

io.github.dvdsosa/zotero-native-mcp

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What is the Zotero Native MCP MCP server?

Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.

How to install Zotero Native MCP

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

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

Environment / auth

ZOTERO_LOCAL_PORT
Port of Zotero's local HTTP server. Defaults to 23119.
ZOTERO_LOCAL_APP_NAME
Name shown in Zotero's authorization dialog. Defaults to zotero-native-mcp.

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-native-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zotero-native-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL_PORT": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_LOCAL_PORT>",
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL_APP_NAME": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_LOCAL_APP_NAME>"
      }
    }
  }
}