mcp-zotero

A Model Context Protocol server for Zotero integration that gives any LLM full access to your Zotero library, including search, organization, DOI-based paper addition, PDF import, full-text reading, and citation injection into Word documents.

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// key findings

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Secret credentials may flow to a network call

1 flow detected: ZOTERO_API_KEY. We can’t prove the destination matches the brand the credential belongs to.

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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.

// known CVEs in dependencies1 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

lowfast-xml-parser@5.5.8GHSA-gh4j-gqv2-49f6

fast-xml-parser XMLBuilder: XML Comment and CDATA Injection via Unescaped Delimiters

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configUNPAYWALL_EMAIL— export ="your@email.edu" # Optional: enables OA PDF lookup via Unpaywall

configUNSAFE_OPERATIONS— export ="none" # Optional: "none" "items" "all" (see below)

🔐 secretZOTERO_API_KEY— export ="your-api-key"

configZOTERO_USER_ID— export ="user-id-from-curl"

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verified: 6/18/2026, 10:51:29 AM

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