Zotero ConnectorSAFE

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A Model Context Protocol server for Zotero integration that allows Claude to interact with your Zotero library.

Setup

1. Get your Zotero credentials:

# First, create an API key at https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys
# Then use it to get your user ID:
curl -H "Zotero-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" https://api.zotero.org/keys/current

The response will look like:

{
"userID": 123456,
"username": "your_username",
"access": {
"user": {
"library": true,
"files": true,
"notes": true,
"write": true
}
}
}

The userID value is what you need.

1. Set environment variables:

export ZOTERO_API_KEY="your-api-key"
export ZOTERO_USER_ID="user-id-from-curl"

1. Verify your credentials:

# Test that your credentials work:
curl -H "Zotero-API-Key: $ZOTERO_API_KEY" \
"https://api.zotero.org/users/$ZOTERO_USER_ID/collections"

You should see your collections list in the response.

1. Install and run:

# Install globally (recommended)
npm install -g mcp-zotero
mcp-zotero

# Or run directly with npx
npx mcp-zotero

Integration with Claude Desktop

To use this server with Claude Desktop, add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero": {
"command": "mcp-zotero",
"env": {
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": YOUR_API_KEY,
"ZOTERO_USER_ID": YOUR_USER_ID
}
}
}
}

Available Tools

• get_collections: List all collections in your library
• get_collection_items: Get item