zotero-bridge
local MCP serverzotero-bridge is a local MCP server: MCP Server for Zotero SQLite Database - collection, tagging, PDF reading and more. Install it from npm as zotero-bridge.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add zotero-bridge -- npx -y zotero-bridge
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero-bridge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"zotero-bridge"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
MCP Server for Zotero SQLite Database - collection, tagging, PDF reading and more.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| zotero-bridge | 10 | Local | No | npm |
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Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
zotero-bridge is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package zotero-bridge.
Run: claude mcp add zotero-bridge -- npx -y zotero-bridge
Run: codex mcp add zotero-bridge -- npx -y zotero-bridge
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