zotero-mcp vs everything
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
zotero-mcp by kujenga | everything by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 150 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 42 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | ProductivityAI / LLM ToolsKnowledge Graph | Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther |
| Language | Python | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 12 mo ago | this month |
zotero-mcp · Summary
Python MCP server for Zotero library integration with AI assistants
everything · Summary
Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.
zotero-mcp · Use cases
- AI research assistants searching and retrieving academic papers from Zotero libraries
- Content creators summarizing and analyzing collections of PDF documents
- Researchers organizing and referencing their Zotero collections in AI conversations
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
**Using uvx with Local Zotero API:**
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--upgrade", "zotero-mcp"],
"env": {
"ZOTERO_LOCAL": "true",
"ZOTERO_API_KEY": "",
"ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID": ""
}
}
}
}**Using Docker with Zotero Web API:**
{
"mcpServers": {
"zotero": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"-e", "ZOTERO_API_KEY=PLACEHOLDER",
"-e", "ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID=PLACEHOLDER",
"ghcr.io/kujenga/zotero-mcp:main"
],
}
}
}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