llm-for-zotero: A Research Agent System for your Zotero Library

llm-for-zotero brings Large Language Models into the Zotero reader, so you can ask questions, summarize papers, inspect figures, compare sources, and save notes without leaving your library. It works with standard API providers, local OpenAI-compatible models, WebChat, Codex App-Server, and Claude Code.

Documentation:

• English
• Chinese

Demo Video

How to do a library chat literature review with llm-for-zotero agent

Table of Contents

• At a Glance
• Quick Start
• What's New
• Configuration
• Demos
• File-Based Notes
• Agent Mode
• Skills
• General Web Search
• WebChat Setup
• Codex Setup
• Claude Code Setup
• MinerU PDF Parsing
• Privacy and Data Flow
• Roadmap
• FAQ
• Contributing

At a Glance

• Chat with the current PDF, selected text, figures, screenshots, and uploaded documents directly inside Zotero.
• Get grounded answers with citations that jump back to the source passage.
• Compare multiple open papers or add external files as extra context.
• Save answers, full conversations, and research notes to Zotero notes or local Markdown folders such as Obsidian and Logseq.
• Enable Agent Mode for library-wide read, search, tagging, metadata, import, note-editing, and organization workflows.
• Search the current public web and read relevant pages with Tavily, with source links attached to the answer.
• Use your preferred backend: API keys, local models, ChatGPT WebChat, Codex App Server, or Claude Code.

What's New