# zotero-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to integrate your Zotero library with AI assistants, enabling seamless full-text PDF extraction and metadata search. It solves problems of inaccessible research data and streamlines information retrieval by connecting AI agents to your library. With inputs of Zotero library data and AI queries, it outputs extracted PDF text and relevant metadata.

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

## Description

MCP server that connects AI assistants to your Zotero library, enabling full-text PDF extraction and metadata search.

## 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:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/wo3sqysa8c)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zaddyzad/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": "zaddyzad-zotero-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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