20 tools that work with Zotero: 13 MCP servers, 7 Agent Skills and 0 Claude Code plugins. 0 of the remote servers answered our live check, 0 worked without an API key, and 1 come from an official or verified publisher. Ranked by GitHub stars plus official, live and free-to-try signals.
Most common uses: Notes, docs & knowledge bases (8), Research, papers & reference data (6), Files, spreadsheets, CSV & PDFs (3), Agent memory & context (2).
| Tool | Stars | Last update | License | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pyzotero Manages Zotero reference libraries using the pyzotero Python client: retrieves, creates, updates, and deletes items, collections, tags, and attachment SkillInstall · skills CLI | 57,090 | MIT | ||
| Zotero MCP Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | 5,894 | MIT | ||
| pyzotero Interact with Zotero reference management libraries using the pyzotero Python client. Retrieve, create, update, and delete items, collections, tags, a SkillInstall · skills CLI | 3,816 | Apache-2.0 | ||
| zotero-analytical-writer 使用 Zotero metadata、批注和可访问的全文证据，按当前 Vault 模板创建或更新中文精读笔记，并确保 Zotero 链接、公式与原文引用真实可追溯。 SkillInstall · skills CLI | 731 | — | ||
| zotero-collection-manager 按 Zotero Collection 增量调度 Fetcher、Fulltext Archiver、Analytical Writer 和一致性校验，使用可重试状态而不是以“存在笔记”或临时跳过判断完成；默认单篇/小批量运行，支持断点续传。 SkillInstall · skills CLI | 731 | — | ||
| zotero-data-fetcher 根据 Zotero Item Key 或标题，从当前 agent 可访问的 Zotero 数据源或用户提供的论文材料中提取元数据、批注和正文证据。此技能不翻译、不总结、不替代全文证据。 SkillInstall · skills CLI | 731 | — | ||
| zotero-fulltext-archiver 将当前环境可访问的 Zotero PDF 或已提供的转换结果归档为可追踪的 Fulltext Markdown，保留原文、图片、稳定身份和 Note 关联。此技能不做中文总结、不改写论文正文、不负责用户检索。 SkillInstall · skills CLI | 731 | — | ||
| gs-export Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX. Gets citation data from Google Scholar's cite dialog, then pushes to Zotero desktop. Supports sin SkillInstall · skills CLI | 546 | MIT | ||
| Zotero MCP Search your Zotero library, retrieve item metadata, and read full text from AI assistants. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | 162 | MIT | ||
| Zoteus Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 65 | MIT | ||
| io.github.introfini/mcp-server-zotero-dev MCP server enabling AI assistants to build, test, and debug Zotero plugins MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 42 | MIT | ||
| MCP Zotero Unofficial Zotero server: search your library, add papers by DOI, import PDFs, cite in Word MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 38 | — | ||
| Cite Caddy Remote MCP server for full read/write access to a Zotero library MCP serverVerified domain · citecaddy.herbertkokholm.dkRemoteSign-in needed | 0 | MIT | ||
| Zotero Native MCP Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · npm | 13 | MIT | ||
| io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local Search, read PDFs, and find related papers in your local Zotero library. Read-only, 100% local. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | 8 | MIT | ||
| OmniScholar Literature, Zotero, PDF, citation, materials, and scientific image tools for research agents. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | 8 | MIT | ||
| zotio Zotero MCP server: local-first search, library checks, and preview-first writes for AI agents. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · MCPB | 4 | MIT | ||
| io.github.RaulSimpetru/zotero-library-mcp Add papers and books to Zotero by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN and manage your library MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · PyPI | 2 | — | ||
| Citation Dialogue Explore the active Zotero citation graph and save source-linked Obsidian or Notion research notes. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorLocal · MCPB | 0 | — | ||
| MCP for Zotero Connect your Zotero reference library to AI assistants via Model Context Protocol. MCP serverGitHub-verified authorRemoteSign-in needed | — | — |