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Zotero MCP for Gemini CLI

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Install Zotero MCP in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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