Zotero MCP for Claude Code
io.github.kujenga/zotero-mcp
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client:Claude Code
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
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> -- uvx zotero-mcp
Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs