zotero_mcp

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Support connecting Zotero via MCP with a custom server and client, without the need for tools like the Claude app or Cursor.

Environment configuration

conda create -n mcp python=3.12 -y
conda activate mcp
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run MCP

First, create a .env file and fill in the following variables. zotero_api_key needs to be obtained from the Zotero official website, and api_key is your LLM's API key:

zotero_api_key=''
api_key=""

First, create a .env file and fill in the following variables:

model=""  
llm_api_base = ""  
llm_api_key=""  
zotero_api_key=''  
library_id=''  

model is the name of the LLM, llm_api_base is the URL of the LLM, and llm_api_key is the API Key for the LLM. The zotero_api_key can be created by visiting the Zotero, and your library_id is shown below:

Then start the server:

python ./server.py

Open a new terminal window and run the client:

python ./client.py

Here's the testing result:

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