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ZotSeek | AI-Powered Semantic Search & MCP Server

by introfini · github.com/introfini/ZotSeek

AI semantic search for Zotero, with a built-in MCP server for AI agents (Claude Code, Codex). Find papers by meaning. 100% local and private.

AI & summariesImport & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (103 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
214
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
42,466
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
None stated
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because zotseek-1.22.4.xpi is 99 MB, over our 60 MB analysis limit
Applies to v1.22.4, released 24 Sep 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Code not analysedzotseek-1.22.4.xpi is 99 MB, over our 60 MB analysis limit
Another plugin uses the same ID2 other plugins share this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
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Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaManual updates only
Zotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needOr: a model on your own computerUnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
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MaintenanceActive · last release 24 Sep 20262 contributors
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What it does

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What you'll need

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  • Or: a model on your own computerIt can use a local model such as Ollama

Where your data goes

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Forks and alternatives

2 other plugins use the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 3 plugins carry the same one, because people copied ZotSeek | AI-Powered Semantic Search & MCP Server to make their own versions and kept its ID.Show what this means
  • You can only have one. Zotero sees them as the same plugin.
  • Installing another replaces it. If you install one of the others, it takes this one's place.
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ZotSeek | AI-Powered Semantic Search & MCP Server · this pluginintrofini/ZotSeek–Not graded yet42,46624 Sep 2026
See all 3 and how they differ →

2 listed forks.

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Install ZotSeek | AI-Powered Semantic Search & MCP Server
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  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v1.22.4.xpi · 103 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
Step-by-step guide with pictures