# zotero-grounded-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to integrate your Zotero reference library with MCP-compatible assistants for seamless search, citation, and bibliography generation. It solves problems of reference management and formatting by providing access to your Zotero library, keeping it as the ground truth for references. The tool accepts inputs from MCP-compatible assistants and outputs formatted citations, bibliographies, and processed .docx files.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/msantelli-zotero-grounded-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/msantelli-zotero-grounded-mcp

## Description

An MCP server that gives any MCP-compatible assistant access to your Zotero reference library, enabling search, citation, bibliography generation, and .docx processing while keeping Zotero as the ground truth for references.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/sf7vjacjb9)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/msantelli/zotero-grounded-mcp>

## 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": "msantelli-zotero-grounded-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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