Use Case
Stop doing repetitive data & analytics tasks manually. Zotero lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. 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 shows practical examples of using Zotero to automate common data & analytics workflows and save hours every week.
Install Zotero: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install zotero
Identify the repetitive data & analytics tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
Zotero 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
Automate my data & analytics tasks using Zotero
What repetitive tasks can Zotero handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs Zotero every morning
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.