Zotero MCP tools
Zotero has 11 operations on the Cotlet MCP server, in zotero_read and zotero_write. Your agent picks one in `operation`; the tool carries each operation's input schema. Open an operation for its schema and an example call.
- MCP server
- https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1
- MCP tools
- zotero_read, zotero_write
- Connects with
- Your own zotero.org account with Zotero sync on; the library is the one you already sync from the desktop app
- Integration page
- Zotero
Read (6)
Return data and change nothing in the account.
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| list | My Library and the group libraries your account belongs to, with their IDs. |
| search | Items in the library matching a phrase, tag, item type or collection, with title, creators, year and tags. |
| get | One item with all its fields, tags, collections and child notes. |
| list | Collections and subcollections of the library with their keys and item counts. |
| get | Highlights and comments made in the PDFs of an item, with color and page. |
| export | Items or a whole collection as BibTeX, BibLaTeX, RIS, CSL JSON or a formatted bibliography. |
Write (5)
Change the account. Calls marked Confirm wait for the user to approve them.
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| add | Add papers or books to My Library from DOIs, ISBNs, PubMed IDs, arXiv IDs or ADS Bibcodes. |
| create | Create a collection or a subcollection in My Library. |
| add | Add items to a collection; they stay in the collections they are already in. |
| add | Add tags to one or more items. |
| create | Add a note to an item, or a standalone note. |