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Zotero MCP servers and agent skills

56 MCP servers and 24 agent skills connect AI assistants to Zotero. No official server yet.

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How AI connects to Zotero

Zotero offers a Web API at api.zotero.org over HTTPS. Public libraries can be read without credentials; private libraries need an API key sent in a request header, and third-party apps obtain keys through OAuth 1.0a. Writing to libraries is documented separately from reading. The Zotero desktop app also serves the same endpoints on the local machine at localhost:23119/api/, using local data, with no authentication needed for read requests.

From the vendor's documentation: Zotero Web API Documentation

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Is there an official Zotero MCP server?
Not that we have found. Every listing for Zotero on this page comes from the community; we add an official one as soon as the vendor publishes it.
Can Claude use Zotero?
Yes, through an MCP server. 56 MCP servers connect Claude and other AI assistants to Zotero; each listing shows how it connects and how to install it.
Are there agent skills for Zotero?
Yes: 24 skills are listed. Skills are folders of instructions (and sometimes scripts) that an agent loads when a task needs them.
Which AI clients do Zotero servers and skills support?
The listings on this page most often document claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code, windsurf. Each listing shows the clients its own documentation names.