Zotero Library MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 141 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 16 Oct 2026.
Add papers and books to Zotero by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN and manage your library
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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.
claude mcp add zotero-library-mcp -e 'ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID=<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>' -e 'ZOTERO_API_KEY=<ZOTERO_API_KEY>' -- uvx zotero-library-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-library-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"zotero-library-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.zotero-library-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["zotero-library-mcp"]
env = { ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID = "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>", ZOTERO_API_KEY = "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-library-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"zotero-library-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"zotero-library-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"zotero-library-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID> (Your Zotero user or group library ID), <ZOTERO_API_KEY> (Zotero API key with read/write permissions).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ZOTERO_WEBDAV_URL (WebDAV URL for file storage (if using WebDAV sync)), ZOTERO_WEBDAV_USER (WebDAV username), ZOTERO_WEBDAV_PASSWORD (WebDAV password).
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