Use Case
Stop doing repetitive general tools tasks manually. zotero-sholar lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. Save papers and abstracts to the Zotero library. The ZOTERO_CREDENTIALS environment variable needs to be configured. This guide shows practical examples of using zotero-sholar to automate common general tools workflows and save hours every week.
Install zotero-sholar: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install zotero-sholar
Identify the repetitive general tools tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
zotero-sholar will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing zotero-sholar
Automate my general tools tasks using zotero-sholar
What repetitive tasks can zotero-sholar handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs zotero-sholar every morning
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install zotero-sholarOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install zotero-sholarβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/zotero-sholar/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.