zotero-grounded-mcp (msantelli/zotero-grounded-mcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 74 out of 100, grade C. It declares 9 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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zotero-grounded-mcp

An MCP server that gives any MCP-compatible assistant access to your Zotero reference library, enabling search, citation, bibliography generation, and .docx processing while keeping Zotero as the ground truth for references.

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// key findings
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Code appears obfuscated
6 files are unreadable to a human reviewer. Cannot audit what they do.
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You'll be asked for 1 credential: ZOTERO_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretZOTERO_API_KEYAPI key from zotero.org/settings/keys (web mode only)
configZOTERO_GROUP_IDNumeric group ID (required when ZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE=group)
configZOTERO_LIBRARY_TYPE"user" = personal library; "group" = group library
configZOTERO_LOCAL_PORTPort for the local Zotero connector
configZOTERO_MODE"local" = Zotero desktop; "web" = zotero.org API
configZOTERO_USER_IDYour numeric user ID (web mode, user libraries only)
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

9/9 tools missing one or more hints — zotero_search (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); zotero_get_item (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); zotero_collections (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +6 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tool inputs are validated

6/9 tool handlers declare input schemas (67%)

Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.

Tool test coverage

Only 0/9 tools referenced in tests (0%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

Readable source code

6 files are minified or bundled, which is usually build output rather than concealment

Ship unminified, readable source.

Dependency freshness

1/3 production deps stale: citeproc@2023-04-17 (3.4y)

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