How does Zotero Library help in adding new research materials?

It allows AI assistants to add papers using DOI or arXiv IDs, and books using ISBNs, with intelligent duplicate detection to keep your library clean and organized.

Does Zotero Library support PDF annotation and full-text access?

Absolutely. Your AI assistant can access the full text of indexed PDFs, create highlights, add notes, and retrieve existing annotations, enhancing your digital reading and research process.

What is Zotero Library?

Zotero Library is an MCP server designed to enable AI assistants to manage your Zotero collections. It automates tasks like adding research papers and books, organizing your library, and handling tags and annotations.

Can I manage collections and tags through an AI assistant using this tool?

Yes, AI assistants can fully manage Zotero collections (create, list, add/remove items) and tags (add, remove, color, rename, delete) to keep your research categorized and accessible.

What are the requirements to set up and use Zotero Library?

To get started, you'll need a Zotero account, a Zotero API key with write permissions, your Zotero library ID, and `uv` installed. Optional WebDAV credentials can be provided for file storage.

Zotero Library

Name: Zotero Library
Author: RaulSimpetru

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生産性とワークフロー

学習とドキュメンテーション

Provides an MCP server to enable AI assistants to manage Zotero libraries, adding items by identifier, organizing collections, and handling tags and annotations.

Zotero Library

byRaulSimpetru

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生産性とワークフロー

学習とドキュメンテーション

Provides an MCP server to enable AI assistants to manage Zotero libraries, adding items by identifier, organizing collections, and handling tags and annotations.

This tool functions as an MCP server, empowering AI assistants to seamlessly interact with and manage a Zotero reference library. It supports adding academic papers via DOI or arXiv ID and books using ISBN, automatically resolving metadata from sources like CrossRef, arXiv, and Open Library. Beyond item creation, it offers comprehensive capabilities for searching, browsing, attaching files, reading, and annotating PDFs. Users can also leverage the server to organize their library by creating and managing collections, adding and removing tags, and performing various maintenance tasks, including verification and deletion of items.

主な機能

01Access and annotate PDF attachments, including text highlighting, note creation, and full-text retrieval.

02Organize library content with tags, supporting addition, removal, color assignment, and renaming.

03Add papers and books using DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN with duplicate detection.

04Manage Zotero collections, including creation, listing, and item association.

05Search the Zotero library, retrieve detailed item metadata, and list recent or unfiled items.

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ユースケース

01Automating the population and organization of a Zotero research library using AI agents.

02Integrating Zotero into AI-driven research workflows for efficient literature management.

03Enabling AI assistants to perform detailed literature reviews, including searching, retrieving full texts, and annotating research papers.