Zotero MCP

by 54yyyu·io.github.54yyyu/zotero-mcp·v0.12.4

Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.

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Tool lists for local packages are only visible after install.

scanner v0.1.3 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

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Code scan132 source files scanned13/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
Maintenancelast push 4 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

highWhole environment serialized (possible credential exfil)env.dump

zotero_mcp_server-0.12.4/src/zotero_mcp/tools/write.py: …n is needless exposure. child_env = os.environ.copy() for _key in ( "OPENAI_API_K…

Overall 65/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

ZOTERO_LOCALRead from the local Zotero desktop app instead of the web API. Requires Zotero 7+ with the local API enabled in Settings > Advanced.
ZOTERO_API_KEYsecretZotero Web API key from https://www.zotero.org/settings/keys. Only needed when ZOTERO_LOCAL is false, or for write operations in hybrid mode.
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_IDZotero user or group library ID. Only needed when ZOTERO_LOCAL is false, or for write operations in hybrid mode.
ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPEWhether ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID refers to a personal or a group library.
ZOTERO_MCP_TOOLSETSWhich optional tool groups to expose, as a comma-separated list. Every tool is sent to the model on each request, so optional capabilities are off by default. Use 'all' for the full surface, 'none' for core only, named groups (scite, duplicates, discovery, feeds, relations, libraries, search-admin, pdf-geometry) to add them, or a leading '-' to subtract.

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