# Zotero Native MCP

Read and write your local Zotero 10 library\. No plugin, no zotero\.org API key, no cloud\.

Canonical: https://claudelist.com/listings/mcp-reg-io-github-dvdsosa-zotero-native-mcp-8945bbe2d6

Category: MCP Servers

Source: community · dvdsosa

Source checked: 2026-10-14

Website: https://www.claudemcp.org/mcp/registry/io-github-dvdsosa-zotero-native-mcp-8945bbe2d6fa.html

Publisher description: Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.

## Install or set up

1. Review the publisher repository and npm package `zotero-native-mcp@1.0.2` before running it. The MCP Registry declares this package as a stdio server.
2. Install Node.js, then run the command below in your Claude Code project. Check the publisher README for any account or configuration requirements.
3. Restart Claude Code and use `/mcp` to confirm the connection and review its tools and permissions.

```sh
claude mcp add mcp-io-github-dvdsosa-zotero-native-mcp-8945bb -- npx -y zotero-native-mcp@1.0.2
```

Installation guide: https://github.com/dvdsosa/zotero-native-mcp