Reads and writes a local Zotero library offline through its local API: collections, items, full text, tags and BibTeX/CSL export.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add zotero-native -- npx -y zotero-native-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.zotero-native]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "zotero-native-mcp"]
# codex mcp add zotero-native -- npx -y zotero-native-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-native": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zotero-native-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"zotero-native": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zotero-native-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-native": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zotero-native-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-native": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zotero-native-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-native": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zotero-native-mcp"
]
}
}
}