# Zotero Neo

> Use this tool when you need to integrate AI assistants with your reference library, enabling tasks like paper searching, PDF content extraction, and library management. Zotero Neo solves problems of library organization and content analysis by providing a local HTTP server with six interactive tools. It accepts inputs through the http://127.0.0.1:23120/mcp interface, making it suitable for use with MCP clients like Claude Desktop.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gh-x-t-e-r-zotero-neo  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-x-t-e-r-zotero-neo

## Description

A Zotero 7+ plugin that runs a local Streamable HTTP MCP server, enabling AI assistants to interact with Zotero reference libraries. Provides six tools — status, list, find, read, write, and task — for searching papers, extracting PDF content, managing collections, and creating or updating library items. Connects at http://127.0.0.1:23120/mcp for use with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.92
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** productivity
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/gh-x-t-e-r-zotero-neo)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/x-t-e-r/zotero-mcp-neo>

## 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": "gh-x-t-e-r-zotero-neo"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-x-t-e-r-zotero-neo` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gh-x-t-e-r-zotero-neo/pull`

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