Is zotero-mcp safe to install?

Security audit of cookjohn/zotero-mcp · MCP Server by cookjohn · ★ 1.1k

✓ SAFE Basic audit · rule-based scan · 42 published rules

Yes — zotero-mcp passed AgentSkillsHub's rule-based security scan with no dangerous patterns detected. As with any third-party skill, confirm what credentials it requests before production use.

What it is: It's a plugin extension in Zotero. Zotero MCP Plugin enables integration between AI assistants and Zotero through MCP. Zotero MCP Plugin 是一个 Zotero 插件，通过 MCP协议实现 AI 助手与 Zotero深度集成。插件支持文献检索、元数据管理、全文分析和智能问答等功能，让 Claude、ChatGPT 等 AI 工具能够直接访问和操作您的文献库。

No dangerous patterns were detected: no credential exfiltration, no obfuscated downloads, no sandbox-escape attempts, no prompt-injection markers.

Audit summary

Security grade	✓ SAFE
Quality score	66/100
GitHub stars	1.1k
Language	TypeScript
License	MIT
Last updated	2026-09-09

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What credentials does it ask for, and where are they stored?
Is the maintainer identifiable and the repo actively maintained?
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