zotero-mcp vs time

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	zotero-mcp by cookjohn	time by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	AI / LLM ToolsProductivityKnowledge Graph	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
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.

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

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

time · Use cases

Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

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"
    }
  }
}

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}

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