# zotero-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to integrate your local Zotero library with MCP clients, enabling search and retrieval of metadata, notes, and citations. It solves problems of accessing and managing reference materials, providing a read-only API for clients like Claude. The tool takes queries as input and returns relevant data, such as full text and BibTeX, from your Zotero library.

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

## Description

Read-only MCP server that lets Claude or any MCP client search and retrieve metadata, notes, full text, citations, and BibTeX from your local Zotero library via its built-in API.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/h739yr33ir)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/trymybiscottis/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": "trymybiscottis-zotero-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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