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zotero-mcp
by kujenga
time
by modelcontextprotocol
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zotero-mcp · Summary

Python MCP server for Zotero library integration with AI assistants

time · Summary

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

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

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

**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"
      ],
    }
  }
}

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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