zotero vs Zoteus
zotero is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
zotero is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Ajay Melekamburath. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Zoteus is an MCP server published by oscardvs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers), Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Zoteus | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace ajay-mk/zotero-claude-plugin | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.23.0 Downloads/month (npm): 971 Downloads/week (npm): 287 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 62 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.23.0 Downloads/month (npm): 971 Downloads/week (npm): 287 Forks (GitHub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 62 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | zoterono longer listed · | Zoteus |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 62 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-19 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 5 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ajay-mk/zotero-claude-plugin | github.com/oscardvs/zoteus |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Not responding since 2026-10-26 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of zotero
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Search your Zotero library, retrieve item metadata, and read full text from AI assistants.
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zotero-mcp-local io.github.piiinpiiins/zotero-mcp-local
Search, read PDFs, and find related papers in your local Zotero library. Read-only, 100% local.
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Connect your Zotero reference library to AI assistants via Model Context Protocol.
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Search papers, format citations in 60 styles, and verify bibliographies against scholarly sources.
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Annotated research paper collection management — retrieve, read, extract, cross-reference scientific papers
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Search scholarly sources, verify references, and export citations with traceable evidence.
What each says it does
zotero
Search, read, and cite your Zotero library from Claude Code via Zotero's local API.
Zoteus
Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.
How to run each
zotero
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Zoteus As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http zoteus https://mcp.zoteus.com/mcpRequires: ZOTERO_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Zoteus has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of zotero publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: zotero · What it can do: Zoteus · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.