MCP Server

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus MCP Server

Name: io.github.oscardvs/zoteus MCP Server
Author: io.github.oscardvs

io.github.oscardvs/zoteus

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What is the io.github.oscardvs/zoteus MCP server?

The everything Zotero MCP server — Web API v3 + local API, safe writes, citations, search.

How to install io.github.oscardvs/zoteus

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 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).

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoteus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oscardvs/zoteus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTEUS_LOCAL": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_LOCAL>",
        "ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoteus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oscardvs/zoteus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTEUS_LOCAL": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_LOCAL>",
        "ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zoteus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oscardvs/zoteus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTEUS_LOCAL": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_LOCAL>",
        "ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "zoteus": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@oscardvs/zoteus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTEUS_LOCAL": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_LOCAL>",
        "ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE": "<YOUR_ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add zoteus --env ZOTERO_API_KEY=<YOUR_ZOTERO_API_KEY> --env ZOTEUS_LOCAL=<YOUR_ZOTEUS_LOCAL> --env ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE=<YOUR_ZOTEUS_ALLOW_DELETE> -- npx -y @oscardvs/zoteus