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Best of 2026 · updated 2026-10-18

Best Zotero MCP servers

We track 14 Zotero MCP servers. The most-starred is PDFMathTranslate (37,607 stars), followed by Claude Scholar and Zotero MCP. 1 of the 14 listed here is a remote server you connect to over HTTP, with no local install. PDFMathTranslate has the most recent commit (1d ago). Most are written in Python (5) and TypeScript (5).

14 matches · MCP servers with Zotero in their name or GitHub topics, ranked by GitHub stars. Sponsored slots are labelled and never change the ranking.

How to add a Zotero MCP server to Claude Code

The install command from the PDFMathTranslate README:

$pip install uv

Each tool page has its own command, plus an mcp.json snippet for Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Desktop when the server needs no extra config. See the PDFMathTranslate page for its setup.

#NameStars
1PDFMathTranslate PDFMathTranslatePython · AGPL-3.0 · 1d ago37,607
2Claude Scholar Galaxy-DawnPython · MIT · 3w ago5,790
3Zotero MCP 54yyyuPython · MIT · 1d ago5,433
4LLM For Zotero yilewangTypeScript · AGPL-3.0 · 5d ago3,310
5Papersgpt For Zotero papersgptJavaScript · AGPL-3.0 · 2w ago2,667
6Zotero MCP cookjohnTypeScript · MIT · 1mo ago1,238
7Docsagent docsagentTypeScript · 2w ago572
8ZotSeek introfiniTypeScript · 1w ago225
9Zotero MCP kujengaPython · MIT · 2mo ago162
10CLI Anything Zotero PiaoyangGuohai1Python · Apache-2.0 · 2mo ago139
11Seerai dralkhTypeScript · MIT · 1w ago89
12MCP for Zotero AlejandroArnaudn/a
13Zotero Bridge Combjellyshenn/a
14Zotero Library MCP RaulSimpetrun/a
  1. [EMNLP 2025 Demo] PDF scientific paper translation with preserved formats - 基于 AI 完整保留排版的 PDF 文档全文双语翻译,支持 Google/DeepL/Ollama/OpenAI 等服务,提供 CLI/GUI/MCP/Docker/Zotero

    $pip install uv
  2. Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development. Supports Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding…

    $/plugin marketplace add Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar
  3. Zotero MCP: Connects your Zotero research library with Claude and other AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol to discuss papers, get summaries, analyze citations, and more.

    $uvx zotero-mcp-server
  4. A powerful Zotero AI and MCP plugin with ChatGPT, Gemini 3.7, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 5, DeepSeek V4, Grok, OpenRouter, Kimi k3, GLM 5.3, SiliconFlow, GPT-oss, Gemma 4…

    $git clone https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero
  5. It's a plugin extension in Zotero. Zotero MCP Plugin enables integration between AI assistants and Zotero through MCP. Zotero MCP Plugin 是一个 Zotero 插件,通过 MCP协议实现 AI 助手与…

    $git clone https://github.com/cookjohn/zotero-mcp
  6. DocsAgent, give your AI agents instant, private access to your personal knowledge base (Zotero, Obsidian, Apple Notes supported now, local docs on the road). Native C++ search…

    $npx @docsagent/docsagent start
  7. AI semantic search for Zotero, with a built-in MCP server for AI agents (Claude Code, Codex). Find papers by meaning. 100% local and private.

    $claude mcp add --transport http --scope user zotseek http://localhost:23119/zotseek/mcp
  8. Zotero AI plugin Research assistant for Zotero 10. Chat with your library, run federated scholarly search, RAG, OCR, systematic reviews, and manage cloud storage. Includes…

    $git clone https://github.com/dralkh/seerai
  9. Add papers and books to Zotero by DOI, arXiv ID, or ISBN and manage your library

    MCP serverMCP Registry
    $uvx zotero-library-mcp