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zotbridge
Python MCP server that connects assistants to a Zotero library through the local Zotero desktop HTTP API or the Zotero web API. It supports library search, attached PDF text, reader highlights, APA 7th references, BibTeX, CSL-JSON, and optional write tools guarded by environment flags, local keys, dry runs, and item-version checks. Public GitHub repository created September 18, 2026.
MCP unverified
Integration
| Transport | stdio |
| Auth | api-key |
| Endpoint | zotbridge |
| Install | git clone https://github.com/Einstein628/zotbridge.git && cd zotbridge && uv sync |
Use Cases
| 01 | Search a personal Zotero library and read attached PDFs from an MCP-aware writing assistant |
| 02 | Generate APA 7th, BibTeX, and CSL-JSON references from records that actually exist in the library |
| 03 | Enable carefully gated Zotero writes with dry-run and version checks when an agent is allowed to add notes or tags |
Tags
zotero research citations pdf highlights apa bibtex python
Machine-readable: /api/servers.json
· JSON-LD schema embedded in <head>