LLM-for-Zotero
LLM-for-Zotero is an open-source research agent that lets you chat with, summarize, and organize papers in your Zotero library.
What it is good for
- Asking questions about research papers without leaving Zotero
- Summarizing papers and comparing multiple sources
- Saving AI answers and research notes into Zotero or Obsidian
- Running library-wide literature reviews with an AI agent
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Zotero, Claude Code, Codex App Server, Tavily, MinerU, Obsidian
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 3,477
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is LLM-for-Zotero free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (AGPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use LLM-for-Zotero?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does LLM-for-Zotero work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Zotero, Claude Code, Codex App Server, Tavily, MinerU, and Obsidian.
- What is LLM-for-Zotero good for?
- Asking questions about research papers without leaving Zotero, summarizing papers and comparing multiple sources, saving AI answers and research notes into Zotero or Obsidian, and running library-wide literature reviews with an AI agent.
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