Zotero MCP AI Agent by 54yyyu
by 54yyyuZotero MCP: Connects your Zotero research library with Claude and other AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol to discuss papers, get summaries, analyze citations, and more.
Zotero MCP is an open-source ai agent by 54yyyu, written mainly in Python, with 5,671 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Nov 1, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit f6f26fe. Seen able to run dynamic code, read environment and secrets. Scan policy
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f6f26fe · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings. BuildsIt installed from a fresh machine.
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Findings (9)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dropper issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Very long encoded string literal. Often used to hide a payload.
plugin/src/ui/fake-host.ts:15 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Deserializes data with pickle/marshal, which can execute code.
src/zotero_mcp/chroma_worker.py:59 - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.MCP server didn't complete the protocol handshakeserver exited early with code 0
- lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
tests/test_local_write_endtoend.py:24 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key
tests/test_search_by_citation_key.py:134 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Possible example credential in docs/tests: generic-api-key3 matches in this file
tests/test_cli_config_masking.py:35 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Reads environment variables not listed in the manifestZMC_MINIFY, ZMC_ZOTERO_BIN, ZMC_DEV_DIR, ZMC_LIVE, OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL, ZOTERO_EMBEDDING_MODEL, OPENAI_BASE_URL, ZOTERO_BACKEND, DB_SNAPSHOT_ENV_VAR, ZOTERO_MCP_LOG_LEVEL, ZOTERO_NO_CLAUDE, _HOST_ORIGIN_ENV_VAR, ZOTERO_CLI_DEBUG, ZOTERO_MCP_LOCK_TIMEOUT
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