What is cite-caddy?
cite-caddy is a MCP server by herbertkokholm that read and write a Zotero library: items, collections, tags, attachments, notes and bibliography export, with multi-tenant sign-in using your own Zotero API key. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | herbertkokholm |
| Repository | herbertkokholm/cite-caddy |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #4,218 of 4,418 MCP servers; #413 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is cite-caddy safe to install?
cite-caddy scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 2 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install cite-caddy?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/herbertkokholm/cite-caddy
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add cite-caddy -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http cite-caddy <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cite-caddy for you:
Add the "cite-caddy" MCP server from https://github.com/herbertkokholm/cite-caddy to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.