Is Zotero Native MCP safe and reliable?

Trust score 63/100 (grade C), based on live reachability, verified publisher, maintenance, adoption, transparency and tool quality. See our methodology.

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Zotero Native MCP

io.github.dvdsosa/zotero-native-mcp

Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.

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Yes, if you run it on your computer.This is a local server: your AI app launches it on your machine (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code). Browser-only apps like ChatGPT on the web can't run it.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero-native-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "zotero-native-mcp@1.0.2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add zotero-native-mcp -- npx -y zotero-native-mcp@1.0.2

Trust score

Grade C

Transparent, computed daily. How it works

Live reachability18/30

Verified publisher12/20

Maintenance15/15

Track record5/10

Adoption3/15

Transparency10/10

Health

Local servers run on your machine, so there is no public endpoint to monitor.

Status: Local install
Auth: No auth
Transport: stdio
Latency: —
Protocol: —
Version: 1.0.2
Publisher: GitHub · dvdsosa
Category: Developer Tools
Stars: 9
npm / week: —
License: MIT
Updated: 2026-10-07
Last check: —

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