Zotero

Query your local Zotero library. Supports keyword, fulltext, author, collection, tag, DOI, and recent-additions search. Trigger: /zotero, "my papers", "Zotero", "find paper", "references", "citations". After installation, verify DEFAULT_DB path in scripts/zotero-search.py points to your zotero.sqlite.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add ketthub/zotero-skill --skill zotero

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ketthub/zotero-skill.git /tmp/zotero-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/zotero-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/zotero

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Zotero Local Search

Query a local Zotero library (`zotero.sqlite`), read-only, zero external dependencies.

> **Setup**: The default database path is `~/Zotero/zotero.sqlite` (standard on macOS/Linux).
> Windows users: change `DEFAULT_DB` in `scripts/zotero-search.py` to your Zotero data directory,
> typically `C:\Users\<username>\Zotero\zotero.sqlite`.
> You can also override per-call with `--db PATH`.

## Tool

```bash
python3 .claude/skills/zotero/scripts/zotero-search.py <mode> <query> [options]
```

### Search Modes

| Mode | Command | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| Keyword search | `search "query"` | Search title, abstract, journal, authors, notes |
| Fulltext search | `fulltext "word1 word2"` | Search PDF body text (inverted index, exact word match, AND semantics), ranked by metadata relevance |
| Author search | `author "name"` | By author name (partial match) |
| Browse collection | `collection list` / `collection "name"` | List or browse collections |
| Recent additions | `recent [--days N]` | Items added in last N days (default: 30) |
| Tag search | `tag list` / `tag "name"` | List or search by tag |
| DOI lookup | `doi "10.xxxx/..."` | Exact DOI match |
| Get by key | `get KEY1 KEY2 ...` | Batch fetch by itemKey, preserves input order |

### Global Options

| Flag | Default | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `--limit N` | 20 | Max results |

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: zotero
Repository: ketthub/zotero-skill
Repo updated: 28 March 2026

FAQ

What does the Zotero skill do?

How do I install the Zotero skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add ketthub/zotero-skill --skill zotero. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Zotero popular?

It lives in ketthub/zotero-skill, which has 10 GitHub stars and 0 forks.

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