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name: "Search and analyze Zotero research libraries through MCP"
slug: "search-and-analyze-zotero-research-libraries-through-mcp"
description: "Use Zotero MCP to let research agents search papers, retrieve metadata, inspect annotations, and analyze citation context from a Zotero library."
github_stars: 3353
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/54yyyu/zotero-mcp"
author: "54yyyu"
publisher_type: "open_source_project"
category: "Research & Scraping"
framework: "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "54yyyu/zotero-mcp"
  github_stars: 3353
---

# Search and analyze Zotero research libraries through MCP

Use Zotero MCP to let research agents search papers, retrieve metadata, inspect annotations, and analyze citation context from a Zotero library.

## Prerequisites

Zotero, Zotero local API or web API credentials, Python package tooling such as uv, pip, or pipx, and an MCP-capable client

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/54yyyu/zotero-mcp

## Documentation

- https://stevenyuyy.com/zotero-mcp/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/search-and-analyze-zotero-research-libraries-through-mcp/)