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io.github.54yyyu/zotero-mcp

Zotero MCP

GitHub ↗registry ↗
85
TrustScore
✅ No clear abandonment signal detected; complete security and compatibility checks before production use

Before you connect

🔑 Needs an API key / tokenPythonDocker

Config example (to connect)

{
     "mcpServers": {
       "zotero": {
         "command": "zotero-mcp",
         "env": {
           "ZOTERO_LOCAL": "true",
           "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY",
           "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "YOUR_LIBRARY_ID"
         }
       }
     }
   }

Works with these clients

  • Claude Desktopuvx
  • Claude Codeuvx
  • Cursoruvx
  • VS Codeuvx
  • Windsurfuvx

Derived from the registry manifest (package type and transport) — we have not installed it ourselves. Check the official README before relying on it.

Install / Connect

claude mcp add io-github-54yyyu-zotero-mcp -- uvx zotero-mcp-server@0.6.4

Follow the official README; env and args vary per server.

🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 95 pts

📝
Last commit1 days ago
📈
Commits in 90 days100
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Recent issues with replies75%
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Repo statusNormal

📊 Adoption weight 25% · 65 pts

GitHub stars4.5k (90d +0%)
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npm weekly downloadsNot npm-distributed
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Releases per month

✅ Usability weight 20% · 100 pts

📋
Official registryListed
▶️
Runnable entryResolvable (npx/remote)
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AuditabilityOpen-source repo, auditable

❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 78 pts

🐛
open issues50
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open PRs
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LicenseMIT
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Contributors / forks30 / 365

Sources: GitHub API · Official registry · updated 2026-07-30

90-day trend

⭐ stars +0%

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