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Zotero MCP for Zed

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client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Zotero MCP in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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{
  "context_servers": {
    "zotero-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZOTERO_LOCAL": "<ZOTERO_LOCAL>",
        "ZOTERO_API_KEY": "<ZOTERO_API_KEY>",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID>",
        "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE": "<ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE>",
        "ZOTERO_MCP_TOOLSETS": "<ZOTERO_MCP_TOOLSETS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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