Zotero MCP
Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.
Updated October 2026
The best Zotero MCP servers in October 2026 are Zotero MCP, Zotero MCP, DocsAgent — Zotero, Obsidian & Apple Notes MCP Server. Zotero MCP is the most widely used; Zotero MCP is the most actively updated.
Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.
MCP Server for Zotero
Instant, private access to your knowledge base: Zotero, Obsidian, Apple Notes (macOS).
Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.
DocsAgent MCP server for your knowledge base — Zotero, Obsidian, and Apple Notes (macOS) over a resident native C++ search core (BM25 + passage retrieval, mixed search; stdio + Streamable HTTP)
Search your Zotero library, retrieve item metadata, and read full text from AI assistants.
Unofficial MCP server for Zotero integration with citation management
MCP server enabling AI assistants to build, test, and debug Zotero plugins
A Model Context Protocol server for Zotero integration that allows Claude to interact with your Zotero library.
Search, read PDFs, and find related papers in your local Zotero library. Read-only, 100% local.
See every one in Zotero.
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None of the top Zotero MCP servers offers a hosted URL yet, so use them in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.