Zotero Library MCP

read & search

9 tools - e.g. Search your Zotero library by title, author, tag, etc., paginated via start/limit (falls back to fuzzy matching when the exact search returns no results); List recently added items; Get items not in any…

search_library · get_recent_items · get_unfiled_items · search_fulltext · find_duplicates · list_attachments…

Collection

5 tools - e.g. Create a new collection (optionally nested under a parent); Browse items in a collection, paginated via start/limit; Add an existing item to a collection

create_collection · get_collection_items · add_to_collection · remove_from_collection · delete_collection

Item

4 tools - e.g. Create any supported Zotero item type from validated manual metadata; View full metadata for any item; Return bounded plain text from Zotero's index or a PDF, without leaking temporary paths

add_item_from_metadata · get_item_details · get_item_fulltext · delete_item

Tags

4 tools - e.g. List all tags in your library; Add one or more tags to an item (with optional color); Remove tags from an item

list_tags · add_tags · remove_tags · delete_tags

create & write

3 tools - e.g. Batch-add up to 50 papers at once; Resolve an ISBN via Open Library and add the book to Zotero (with duplicate detection); Add a note to an item

add_papers_by_dois · add_book_by_isbn · add_note

Tag

3 tools - e.g. Assign a color to a tag (appears in Zotero's tag selector); Rename a tag across all items in your library; Remove a tag color without deleting the tag

set_tag_color · rename_tag · unset_tag_color

Paper

2 tools - e.g. Resolve a DOI via CrossRef and add the paper to Zotero (with duplicate detection); Add a preprint by arXiv ID (uses DOI when available, falls back to arXiv metadata)

add_paper_by_doi · add_paper_by_arxiv_id

Save

2 tools - e.g. Save an export to an authorized local path; Save a PDF to an authorized local path

save_bibtex · save_pdf