Use Case
Zotero isn't just for solo use β teams can share skills and build consistent AI workflows across the organization. Manage Zotero reference libraries via the Web API. Search, list, add items by DOI/ISBN/PMID (with duplicate detection), delete/trash items, update metadata and tags, export in BibTeX/RIS/CSL-JSON, batch-add from files, check PDF attachments, cross-reference citations, find missing DOIs via CrossRef, and fetch open-access PDFs. Supports --json output for scripting. Use when the user asks about academic references, citation management, literature libraries, PDFs for papers, bibliography export, or Zotero specifically. This guide covers how to deploy Zotero for your team, standardize prompts, and create shared workflows that everyone can use.
Install Zotero in your project directory: .claude/skills/zotero/
Commit the skill folder to your repository so the whole team has access
Document your team's standard prompts in a shared README
Use Zotero in code reviews, standups, and planning sessions
Iterate: collect feedback from the team and refine your prompts
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Zotero
How can my team use Zotero together?
Set up Zotero for our project so everyone can use it
Create a shared workflow using Zotero for our team
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install zoteroOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install zoteroβ 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/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.