Zotero tool evidence

Repository, license and declared interfaces checked. No agent compatibility tests or workflow execution. Installed version: unknown.

Functions: Research, Administration

License and assessed scope

Open source (assessed scope) · GNU Affero General Public License 3.0

Zotero application source covered by the repository notice; third-party components retain separate notices.

Hosted storage, service entitlements, separate plugins and content rights are outside this assessment.

License family and version are verified; the exact only/or-later SPDX suffix is unresolved.

License evidence is not pinned to the observed release; the exact release license remains unconfirmed.

Observed release: unknown. Release publication date: unknown. Installed and tested versions: unknown / not tested.

Rolling capability documentation is not certified for this observed release tag.

Web API v3 for library metadata and version-checked writes.

Interface documented; agent compatibility not independently tested.

Opt-in local API; write support is documented only for Zotero 10+ with runtime authorization.

Interface documented; agent compatibility not independently tested.

Retrieve items and collections from an accessible library. (read; untested here)
Export a formatted bibliography for selected items. (export; untested here)
Create or update library items and collections. (write; untested here)
Read locally available library data. (read; untested here)

Public-library Web API reads need no key; private access requires an authorized key with appropriate privileges.
Local API access must be enabled in the desktop application; keep its unauthenticated read interface local.

Editorial guidance; these gates do not grant permission or claim vendor enforcement.

Approve application installation and persistent API access separately.
Confirm permission for each personal or group library and processing destination.
Preview version-bound changes and preserve a recoverable copy before merges or bulk edits.
Approve sharing, uploads and deletion separately.

A documented interface is a primitive, not evidence of agent/account access or successful end-to-end execution.
No official MCP interface was verified in this bounded review; third-party bridges were not evaluated.
Local write keys differ from web keys, can cover every editable library, and require version/instance checks.
CRUD primitives alone do not establish a safe duplicate-merge workflow.

Canadian workflow availability: not verified. Hosted-service entitlement: not checked.

Merge duplicate references while preserving research notes · Source reports tool and interface; compatibility untested

Official documentation ↗
Publication date: unknown · context: not established · checked 2026-10-14

Official license ↗
Publication date: unknown · context: main · checked 2026-10-14

Official documentation ↗
Publication date: unknown · context: rolling documentation; local writes explicitly version-gated · checked 2026-10-14

Official repository ↗
Publication date: unknown · context: main · checked 2026-10-14

Official documentation ↗
Publication date: unknown · context: API v3 rolling documentation · checked 2026-10-14