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Zotero MCP Server

io.github.54yyyu/zotero-mcp
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Zotero MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 8 543 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 4 Aug 2026.

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Installs per day peak 1 939 · avg 865 · +68% w/w
a month agotoday
8 543
Installs / week
pypi · zotero-mcp-server
4534
Stars
41 open issues
4 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add zotero-mcp -- uvx zotero-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.zotero-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["zotero-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

Zotero MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Zotero MCP?
Zotero MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package zotero-mcp-server was installed 8 543 times last week.
How do I connect Zotero MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls zotero-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Zotero MCP?
The pypi package zotero-mcp-server was installed 8 543 times in the last week. Week over week that is +68%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Zotero MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 4 534 stars on GitHub and 41 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.