# zotero-mcp

> zotero-mcp — ppavlidis-zotero-mcp. Use this tool when you need to integrate Zotero with MCP-compatible clients, enabling seamless search, addition, update, and management of Zotero items. It solves problems of accessibility and synchronization across different platforms, allowing users to manage their references from various clients. With git capabilities, it provides a version-controlled interface for inputs and outputs.

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

## Description

An (unofficial) MCP server for the Zotero Web API — search, add, update, and manage Zotero items from any MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, etc.).

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.92
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-21

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/ppavlidis/zotero-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": "ppavlidis-zotero-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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