Is Zotero MCP Local safe and reliable?

Trust score 65/100 (grade C), based on live reachability, verified publisher, maintenance, adoption, transparency and tool quality. See our methodology.

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Zotero MCP Local

io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local

Search, read PDFs, and find related papers in your local Zotero library. Read-only, 100% local.

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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-mcp-local": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zotero-mcp-local"
      ]
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add zotero-mcp-local -- uvx zotero-mcp-local

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Grade C

Transparent, computed daily. How it works

Live reachability18/30

Verified publisher12/20

Maintenance12/15

Track record10/10

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: 0.1.4
Publisher: GitHub · piiinpiiins
Category: Search & Research
Stars: 8
npm / week: —
License: MIT
Updated: 2026-06-10
Last check: —

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