zotero-mcp vs everything

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	zotero-mcp by cookjohn	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	2 mo ago	this month

zotero-mcp · Summary

Zotero MCP plugin integrates AI assistants with Zotero reference management via MCP protocol, providing search, annotation analysis, content extraction, and write operations.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

zotero-mcp · Use cases

Literature review and analysis by directly querying your Zotero library
Content analysis of PDFs with annotation search and highlighting features
Semantic search to find related literature across languages using embedding vectors

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

zotero-mcp · Install

Installation

**Install the Plugin**: Download the latest zotero-mcp-plugin-x.x.x.xpi from the [Releases Page](https://github.com/cookjohn/zotero-mcp/releases) and install it in Zotero via Tools -> Add-ons. Restart Zotero.

**Configure the Plugin**: In Zotero's Preferences -> Zotero MCP Plugin tab:

- Enable the server - Set the port (default is 23120) - Click 'Generate Client Configuration'

**Configure AI Client**: Use the generated configuration in your AI client. For Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zotero": {
      "transport": "streamable_http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:23120/mcp"
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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