# Zotero MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to integrate AI-powered research capabilities with Zotero academic libraries, enabling tasks such as searching papers, updating metadata, and generating literature reviews. It solves problems related to streamlining research workflows, automating literature reviews, and enhancing academic paper management. The tool accepts inputs like search queries and paper metadata, and outputs include relevant papers, updated libraries, and generated literature reviews.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/awsl5714-zotero-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/awsl5714-zotero-mcp-server

## Description

Enables LLM-powered tools to interact with Zotero academic libraries, including searching papers, adding arXiv papers, updating metadata, and generating literature reviews.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pb8b6c37tm)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/awsl5714/zotero-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "awsl5714-zotero-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/awsl5714-zotero-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/awsl5714-zotero-mcp-server/pull`

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