Zotero MCP Server

claude mcp add zotero --env ZOTERO_API_KEY='<ZOTERO_API_KEY>' --env ZOTERO_USER_ID='<ZOTERO_USER_ID>' -- uv --directory /Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp run python -m zotero_mcp.server

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.zotero]
command = "uv"
args = ["--directory", "/Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp", "run", "python", "-m", "zotero_mcp.server"]
env = { ZOTERO_API_KEY = "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>", ZOTERO_USER_ID = "<ZOTERO_USER_ID>" }

# codex mcp add zotero --env ZOTERO_API_KEY='<ZOTERO_API_KEY>' --env ZOTERO_USER_ID='<ZOTERO_USER_ID>' -- uv --directory /Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp run python -m zotero_mcp.server

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp",
        "run",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "zotero_mcp.server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_USER_ID": "<ZOTERO_USER_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "zotero": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp",
        "run",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "zotero_mcp.server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_USER_ID": "<ZOTERO_USER_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp",
        "run",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "zotero_mcp.server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_USER_ID": "<ZOTERO_USER_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp",
        "run",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "zotero_mcp.server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_USER_ID": "<ZOTERO_USER_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/swairshah/work/research/zotero-mcp",
        "run",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "zotero_mcp.server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_USER_ID": "<ZOTERO_USER_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}