# zotero-api-mcp

> A clean, one-to-one MCP server for the Zotero API, just the API

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/zotero-api-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/siebert-julien/zotero-api-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/siebert-julien/zotero-api-mcp
- version: 0.0.4
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, reference-manager, zotero
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zotero-api-mcp

### Description (declared)

# zotero-api-mcp

A clean, one-to-one MCP server for the Zotero API, just the API.

## Features

- **22 MCP tools** covering the full Zotero API surface
- **Local API** support (`ZOTERO_LOCAL=true`) — no API key needed
- **Web API** support with interactive setup wizard
- **Full CRUD**: create items by DOI, arXiv, ISBN; update metadata; delete to trash
- **Collections**: create, add/remove items, search
- **Notes & Annotations**: read, create
- **Attachments**: add files or URLs, read metadata
- **Library management**: stats, trash, groups, tags
- **Secure by default**: API key stored with `SecretStr`, XML parsing via `defusedxml`
- **Configuration**: `.env` file support with `ZOTERO_` prefix, `pydantic-settings`
- **Multi-library support**: Query any group or user library per-call without reconfiguring

## Multi-Library Support

All tools accept optional `library_id` and `library_type` keyword parameters to override the default library configured in your environment. This lets you query multiple Zotero group libraries without restarting the server or changing your `.env` file.

**Example**: Query a group library from any tool:

```
zotero_search_items(query="machine learning", library_id="<group-id>", library_type="group")
zotero_get_item("ABC12345", library_id="<group-id>", library_type="group")
zotero_get_collection_items("XYZ99999", library_id="<group-id>", library_type="group")
```

- `library_id` — The Zotero library ID (user ID or group ID)
- `library_type` — Either `"user"` or `"group"`
- Both default to your configured `ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID` / `ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE` when omitted
- Works with all 22 tools — search, items, collections, notes, annotations, and attachments
- Stateless: each call is independent, no session-level switching needed

## Quick Start

```bash
# Run directly (auto-installs)
uvx zotero-api-mcp serve

# Or install globally
uv tool install zotero-api-mcp
zotero-api-mcp serve
```

### Local Mode (no API key)

Set the environment variable and …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.docs-lookup (0.694, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zotero-api-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:24:03.516Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zotero-api-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/zotero-api-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:zotero-api-mcp