ZotSeek: AI semantic search for Zotero, with a built-in MCP server for AI agents (Claude Code, Codex)

by introfini · MCP Server · ★ 220

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How to install ZotSeek

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user zotseek http://localhost:23119/zotseek/mcp
git clone https://github.com/introfini/ZotSeek

Taken from the project's README on GitHub. Check the security audit before running it.

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 67/100

None of the 42 rules matched — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against 42 published rules built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

The quality score combines nine heuristic checks of the repo and its README: completeness, clarity, specificity, examples, structure, agent readiness, step-by-step content, instruction quality and security notes. It rates how well the project explains itself to an agent, not the code.

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Quick Facts

Stars220
Forks16
LanguageTypeScript
CategoryMCP Server
Quality Score67/100
Open Issues8
Last Updated2026-10-08
Created2025-12-26
Platformsclaude-code, codex, mcp, node
Est. Tokens~22k

About ZotSeek

ZotSeek | AI-Powered Semantic Search & MCP Server for Zotero Find similar papers by meaning, not just keywords. 100% local, no data leaves your machine. Now with a built-in MCP server for AI agents. Status: ✅ Stable release · Zotero 8 & 9 · Transformers.js running locally New: 🤖 MCP server built in — Claude Code, Codex, and any MCP client can search your library and cite papers with links that...

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with ZotSeek for enhanced workflows:

  • katmer-code — semantic(0.18)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (61%)
  • Aut_Sci_Write — semantic(0.37)+complementary+rare_topics+similar_pop+shared_platform (57%)
  • SearchCLI — semantic(0.17)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (56%)
  • scientific-research-skills — semantic(0.28)+complementary+rare_topics+similar_pop+shared_platform (54%)

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How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy: 42 published rules, covering credential harvesting, data exfiltration, curl | sh installers and more. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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