zotero-skills vs BLEA
zotero-skills is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
zotero-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Command M. No marketplace we read lists it any more. BLEA is an MCP server published by Nitmi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-19. 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 |  BLEA | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace c0mm4nd/zotero-skills | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.0 Downloads/month (PyPI): 423 Downloads/week (PyPI): 51 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 Not marked · First seen |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.6.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 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 | zotero-skillsno longer listed · | BLEA |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 11 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (blea) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle | 2 | 2 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/c0mm4nd/zotero-skills | github.com/nitmi/blea |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
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-skills
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
-
Work with Zotero from Codex: search your library, export BibTeX, insert citations, and import references through the Zotero desktop app.
-
Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.
-
Connect your Zotero reference library to AI assistants via Model Context Protocol.
-
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.
-
Search, read, annotate, and add to your Zotero research library, local or web.
-
Zotero MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT: search, citations, safe writes, PDF passages and pages.
What each says it does
zotero-skills
Zotero Local API + Better BibTeX skills (local-only, no cloud).
BLEA
Safe BLE diagnostics, evidence workflows, and guarded automation for AI agents.
How to run each
zotero-skills
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
BLEA As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio blea -- uvx blea mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: zotero-skills · What it can do: BLEA · 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. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.