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Zotero Bridge MCP Server

io.github.Combjellyshen/zotero-bridge
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Zotero Bridge runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 16 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 May 2026.

MCP Server for Zotero SQLite Database - collection, tagging, PDF reading and more.

16
Installs / week
npm · zotero-bridge
10
Stars
0 open issues
2 May 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

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-bridge -- npx -y zotero-bridge
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-bridge": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zotero-bridge"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.zotero-bridge]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "zotero-bridge"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-bridge": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zotero-bridge"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-bridge": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zotero-bridge"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Zotero Bridge — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Zotero Bridge?
Zotero Bridge 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 npm package zotero-bridge was installed 16 times last week.
How do I connect Zotero Bridge?
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-bridge straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Zotero Bridge?
The npm package zotero-bridge was installed 16 times in the last week. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Zotero Bridge open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 10 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.