It's a plugin extension in Zotero. Zotero MCP Plugin enables integration between AI assistants and Zotero through MCP. Zotero MCP Plugin 是一个 Zotero 插件，通过 MCP协议实现 AI 助手与 Zotero深度集成。插件支持文献检索、元 数据管理、全文分析和智能问答等功能，让 Claude、ChatGPT 等 AI 工具能够直接访问和操作您的文献库。
- ✓Open-source license (MIT)
- ✓Actively maintained (<30d)
- ✓Healthy fork ratio
- ✓Clear description
- ✓Topics declared
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/zotero-mcp/dist/index.js"]
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Mac) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).<placeholder> values with your API keys or paths.MCP Servers overview
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What is cookjohn/zotero-mcp?
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cookjohn/zotero-mcp is mcp servers for the Claude AI ecosystem. It's a plugin extension in Zotero. Zotero MCP Plugin enables integration between AI assistants and Zotero through MCP. Zotero MCP Plugin 是一个 Zotero 插件，通过 MCP协议实现 AI 助手与 Zotero深度集成。插件支持文献检索、元 数据管理、全文分析和智能问答等功能，让 Claude、ChatGPT 等 AI 工具能够直接访问和操作您的文献库。 It has 687 GitHub stars and was last updated 1mo ago.
How do I install zotero-mcp?
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You can install zotero-mcp by cloning the repository (https://github.com/cookjohn/zotero-mcp) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.
Is cookjohn/zotero-mcp safe to use?
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Our security agent has analyzed cookjohn/zotero-mcp and assigned a Trust Score of 97/100 (tier: Verified). See the full breakdown of passed checks and flags on this page.
Who maintains cookjohn/zotero-mcp?
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cookjohn/zotero-mcp is maintained by cookjohn. The last recorded GitHub activity is from 1mo ago, with 25 open issues.
Are there alternatives to zotero-mcp?
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Yes. On ClaudeWave you can browse similar mcp servers at /categories/mcp, sorted by popularity or recent activity.
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