papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero
A powerful Zotero AI and MCP plugin with ChatGPT, Gemini 3.6, Claude Fable 5, Claude Sonnet 5, DeepSeek V4, Grok, OpenRouter, Kimi k3, GLM 5.2, SiliconFlow, GPT-oss, Gemma 4, Qwen 3.7 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 97
- Longevity 46
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 7.5
- age_days: 649
- days_rel: 22
- days_push: 21
- n_releases_24m: 59
Adoption not part of the score
2612 stars · 92 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PapersGPT is a Zotero plugin that lets researchers chat with single PDFs, multiple documents, or their entire library using cloud LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek) or built-in local models via Ollama. It also exposes an MCP server so AI agents can search and analyze the Zotero library locally, with citations that jump to the source paper.
Use cases
- chat with research papers inside Zotero
- compare findings across multiple PDFs
- run a literature review across my whole Zotero library
- query academic PDFs offline with a local LLM
- let AI agents search my Zotero library via MCP
- batch-summarize 100 papers into Zotero notes
- open-source alternative to ChatPDF for researchers
When to choose
- you already manage papers in Zotero and want AI reading built in
- you need privacy-first, offline analysis with local LLMs
- you want cross-document synthesis with clickable citations
- you want an MCP server exposing your library to AI agents
When to avoid
- you don't use Zotero and just want a standalone PDF chatbot
- you need a fully free unlimited tool - cloud models and large-library limits are paywalled
- you need to customize the core engine - the C++ agent is closed-source despite the AGPL plugin code
Facets
plugin · maturity active
rag chat-interface search-engine pdf mcp llm-inference artificial-intelligence large-language-models education pdf privacy windows cross-platform zotero-plugin academic-research chat-with-pdfs local-llm ollama literature-review mcp-server freemium retrieval-augmented-generation macos linux
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero · fetched 2026-08-28 · dd32740402a4
- homepage: https://www.papersgpt.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · ed49ae71e76e
- site_page: https://www.papersgpt.com/en/quickstart · fetched 2026-08-29 · 10f11596c6ed
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/papersgpt-for-zotero · fetched 2026-08-29 · 432468bc94bb
- site_page: https://www.papersgpt.com/en/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 60c9bcccd978
- site_page: https://www.papersgpt.com/en/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · e170eb0bb68b
- site_page: https://www.papersgpt.com/en/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · e85d398c7eba
- site_page: https://www.papersgpt.com/resources/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 625ba0e8d469
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero | main | 87 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero")
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