# zotero-mcp-server-write

> MCP server exposing Zotero local write operations (DOI import, PDF import with recognition, attach PDF, add note)

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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-mcp-server-write/claim

## Declared
- publisher: akchan
- homepage: https://github.com/akchan/zotero_mcp_server_write
- repository: https://github.com/akchan/zotero_mcp_server_write
- version: 0.1.3
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:zotero-mcp-server-write

### Description (declared)

# zotero-mcp-server-write

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes the *write* operations of a
local Zotero installation to LLM agents. It is a thin async wrapper around the
companion [`zotero_write_api_plugin`](https://github.com/akchan/zotero_write_api_plugin)
Zotero plugin, which adds HTTP endpoints to Zotero's built-in local server on
`http://127.0.0.1:23119`. Together they let an agent import items by DOI,
ingest PDFs with Zotero's metadata recognizer, attach files to existing items,
and add formatted notes.

## Prerequisite

You must install the **`zotero_write_api_plugin`** XPI in Zotero before this
MCP server can do anything useful. Download the latest release from
[github.com/akchan/zotero_write_api_plugin/releases](https://github.com/akchan/zotero_write_api_plugin/releases)
and install it via *Tools → Add-ons → Install Add-on From File…* in Zotero.
Make sure Zotero is running whenever you use the MCP server.

## Recommended pairing

This server only covers *writes*. For *reads* (searching the library,
browsing collections, fetching item metadata, getting tags, etc.) install
[`54yyyu/zotero-mcp`](https://github.com/54yyyu/zotero-mcp) alongside it. The
two together give an agent a complete view-and-edit surface over your local
Zotero library. The tool descriptions in this server explicitly point at
`54yyyu/zotero-mcp` as the way to discover `item_key` and `collection_key`
values.

## Install / run

The server is published to PyPI as `zotero-mcp-server-write`:

```bash
# Run on-demand with uv (recommended; matches the Claude Desktop config below)
uvx zotero-mcp-server-write

# Or install with pip into a virtual environment / globally
pip install zotero-mcp-server-write
zotero-mcp-server-write
```

The console-script entry point has the same name as the package.

## Tools

| Tool                  | Description                                                                                          |
| --------------------- | -----------------------…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/zotero-mcp-server-write/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:24:05.210Z)

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