zotero-mcp-local

Name: zotero-mcp-local
Author: piiinpiiins

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Setup

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

claude mcp add zotero-local -- uvx zotero-mcp-local

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.zotero-local]
command = "uvx"
args = ["zotero-mcp-local"]

# codex mcp add zotero-local -- uvx zotero-mcp-local

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-local": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-local"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "zotero-local": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-local"
      ]
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-local": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-local"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-local": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-local"
      ]
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-local": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-local"
      ]
    }
  }
}