Zotio MCP Server

The trust-and-automation layer for Zotero Docs: Get started Commands MCP server Safe writes Workflows

People who need automation tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 2 · #181 OF 194 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Zotio

before you install - you'll need

Set ZOTIO_DEMO before connecting. ZOTERO_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Desktop

Settings → Extensions → Install, then select the https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.21.0/zotio-mcp_0.21.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb .mcpb bundle

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

repo age created 2026-07-01 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.OrgMentem is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Zotio can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.21.0 · 2026-08-24

export CSL JSON, BibTeX and RIS (@enieuwy) · advertise keyless connector create routes (@enieuwy) · carry per-route preconditions for multi-route writes (@enieuwy) · close the citation-completeness loop with…

v0.20.1 · 2026-08-22

Fixes · poll for the key a connector create already committed (@enieuwy) · --- · Curated history: CHANGELOG.md · Install: brew install orgmentem/tap/zotio

v0.20.0 · 2026-08-22

attach to an existing item without Zotero cloud storage (@enieuwy) · name the attachment key, and resume an interrupted run (@enieuwy) · finish the read-envelope rollout across every record read (@enieuwy) · Fixes…

04 · Who maintains Zotio

zotio is maintained by orgmentem. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/orgmentem/zotio
website: https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio
category: automation - ranked #181 of 194 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-24)
registry: io.github.OrgMentem/zotio (active, first published 2026-07-10 · 18 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.21.0/zotio-mcp_0.21.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.21.0/zotio-mcp_0.21.0_darwin_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.21.0/zotio-mcp_0.21.0_linux_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.21.0/zotio-mcp_0.21.0_linux_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.21.0/zotio-mcp_0.21.0_windows_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.21.0/zotio-mcp_0.21.0_windows_arm64.mcpb

06 · Zotio FAQ

What is Zotio?

The trust-and-automation layer for Zotero Docs: Get started Commands MCP server Safe writes Workflows

Is Zotio still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

07 · Alternatives to Zotio

Alternatives to Zotio

Maintained automation servers if Zotio isn't the fit.

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