Connects directly to Zotero's SQLite database to give Claude full read/write access to your reference library. You get 13 consolidated tools covering collection management, tag operations, PDF text extraction, DOI/ISBN/arXiv lookups, annotation retrieval, and full-text search across indexed documents. The library_maintenance tool handles duplicate detection, attachment validation, orphan cleanup, and merging items. Worth noting it includes trash detection to filter deleted items and uses transactions for safe bulk operations. You'll want to close Zotero before running write operations to avoid database locks, and the tool offers a readonly flag for safer browsing. Built for anyone managing serious research collections who wants LLM-assisted organization and retrieval without leaving their AI chat interface.
claude mcp add --transport stdio combjellyshen-zoterobridge uvx zotero-bridge