zotero-skills vs Desktop Commander
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. Desktop Commander is an MCP server published by wonderwhy-er. Marketplaces we read that list it: 7 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Docker MCP Catalog, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. 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 |   Desktop Commander | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.3.2 Downloads/month (npm): 1 386 176 Downloads/week (npm): 637 017 Forks (GitHub): 1 286 Stars (GitHub): 10 286 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 286 Stars (GitHub): 10 286 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:5df787069e37 Forks (GitHub): 1 286 Pulls (Docker Hub): 244 927 Stars (Docker Hub): 23 Stars (GitHub): 10 286 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 286 Stars (GitHub): 10 286 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 286 Stars (GitHub): 10 286 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.92 Downloads/month (npm): 1 864 Downloads/week (npm): 1 537 Forks (GitHub): 1 286 Stars (GitHub): 10 286 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 · | Desktop Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 7 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 10 286 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 244 927 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 1 286 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-10 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@wonderwhy-er/desktop-commander) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 26 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | 7 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/c0mm4nd/zotero-skills | github.com/wonderwhy-er/desktopcommandermcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| 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.
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Full Zotero CRUD: search, add, update, tag, trash/restore, delete, merge duplicates, and attach PDFs via pyzotero. Dual local/Web API routing; writes work even when the separately…
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Work with Zotero from Codex: search your library, export BibTeX, insert citations, and import references through the Zotero desktop app.
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Unofficial Zotero server: search your library, add papers by DOI, import PDFs, cite in Word
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Read and write your local Zotero 10 library. No plugin, no zotero.org API key, no cloud.
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Connect your Zotero reference library to AI assistants via Model Context Protocol.
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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).
Desktop Commander
MCP server for terminal commands, file operations, and process management
How to run each
zotero-skills
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Desktop Commander As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio desktop-commander -- npx -y @wonderwhy-er/desktop-commanderCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of zotero-skills publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: zotero-skills · What it can do: Desktop Commander · 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/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. 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.