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Install Zotero MCP in Claude Code

run in your project directory

claude mcp add zotero-mcp -e ZOTERO_LOCAL=<ZOTERO_LOCAL> -e ZOTERO_API_KEY=<ZOTERO_API_KEY> -e ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID=<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID> -e ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE=<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE> -e ZOTERO_MCP_TOOLSETS=<ZOTERO_MCP_TOOLSETS> -- uvx zotero-mcp-server

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

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