MCP for Zotero

Name: MCP for Zotero
Author: AlejandroArnaud

AlejandroArnaud

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Connect your Zotero reference library to AI assistants via Model Context Protocol.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add --transport http for-zotero https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/ --header 'Authorization: <AUTHORIZATION>'

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.for-zotero]
url = "https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/"
http_headers = { Authorization = "<AUTHORIZATION>" }

# codex mcp add for-zotero --url https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "for-zotero": {
      "url": "https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "for-zotero": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "for-zotero": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "for-zotero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:<AUTHORIZATION>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "for-zotero": {
      "url": "https://mcpforzotero.alejandroarnaud.dev/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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