What is zotero-native-mcp?
zotero-native-mcp is a MCP server by dvdsosa that read and write a local Zotero library via its local API, offline: collections, items, attachments, full text, BibTeX and CSL export, tags and saved searches. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 9 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | dvdsosa |
| Repository | dvdsosa/zotero-native-mcp |
| Popularity | 9 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,823 of 4,418 MCP servers; #210 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is zotero-native-mcp safe to install?
zotero-native-mcp scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 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 |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install zotero-native-mcp?
- 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/dvdsosa/zotero-native-mcp
- 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 zotero-native-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http zotero-native-mcp <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 zotero-native-mcp for you:
Add the "zotero-native-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/dvdsosa/zotero-native-mcp 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.