Zotio MCP Server

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

People who work with automation, bibliography and references and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-28 · ★ 2 · #221 OF 241 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

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/v0.28.0/zotio-mcp_0.28.0_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)

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

v0.28.0 · 2026-09-24

report Zotero desktop presence and wait for it (#49) (@enieuwy) · Build & CI · cut 0.28.0 (@enieuwy) · --- · Curated history: CHANGELOG.md · Install: brew install orgmentem/tap/zotio

v0.27.0 · 2026-09-23

add import monitor for new work by author or topic (#44) (@enieuwy) · snapshot translator formats, unfiled suggestions, materialize refresh (#43) (@enieuwy) · Fixes · make the private-outbound test escape atomic (#38)…

v0.26.0 · 2026-09-15

render the item's own annotations (@enieuwy) · cache the per-item-type schema endpoints (@enieuwy) · opt-in batched item writes at 50 objects per request (@enieuwy) · Fixes · refuse --verify-files when the desktop API…

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 #221 of 241 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-24)
registry: io.github.OrgMentem/zotio (active, first published 2026-07-10 · 24 versions)
packages: mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.28.0/zotio-mcp_0.28.0_darwin_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.28.0/zotio-mcp_0.28.0_darwin_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.28.0/zotio-mcp_0.28.0_linux_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.28.0/zotio-mcp_0.28.0_linux_arm64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.28.0/zotio-mcp_0.28.0_windows_amd64.mcpb · mcpb:https://github.com/OrgMentem/zotio/releases/download/v0.28.0/zotio-mcp_0.28.0_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 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-28 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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