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LLM-for-Zotero — UI Edition

by TCXM · github.com/TCXM/llm-for-zotero

An open-sourced research agent system deeply rooted in your Zotero library.

AI & summariesTranslationInterface & look
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Downloads a .xpi file (3.3 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
8
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
27
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
C
Atlas gradeNot recommended
because it runs commands its AI assistant writes, with full access to your computer
Applies to v3.8.31, released 21 Sep 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Fork of yilewang/llm-for-zoteroA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same ID9 other plugins share this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code, uploaded by the project's automated GitHub buildThe release file was uploaded by the project's automated GitHub build. We haven't yet rebuilt it from the source to compare.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryZotero will update it to version 3.8.33 from TCXM/llm-for-zotero-ui on GitHub (rated: Serious concerns found)
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify27 addresses in 6 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (14)
Codex CLI (OpenAI)api.anthropic.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.deepseek.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.githubcopilot.comapi.minimax.ionamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.moonshot.ainamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.openai.comapi.x.ainamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.xiaomimimo.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.auth.openai.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.chatgpt.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.dashscope.aliyuncs.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.generativelanguage.googleapis.comopen.bigmodel.cnnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Scholarly services (7)
api.crossref.orgapi.openalex.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.semanticscholar.orgdoi.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.europepmc.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.export.arxiv.orgwww.ebi.ac.uk
Apps you connect (2)
mineru.netnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.mineru.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Code hosting (1)
github.com
On your computer (2)
127.0.0.1localhostnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Where we found it
api.githubcopilot.comcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 1191
defaultApiBase: "https://api.githubcopilot.com",
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 1068
defaultApiBase: "https://api.openai.com/v1/responses",
generativelanguage.googleapis.comcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 1080
defaultApiBase: "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta",
Powerful capabilitiesRuns commands its AI assistant writes, with full access to your computer, and 13 moreHighHigh concern: a serious problem. One high finding makes the grade C.
Runs commands its AI assistant writes, with full access to your computerhighHigh concern: a serious problem.Signs in using another app's identitymediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Keeps its own tables in Zotero's databasemediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Downloads a program and runs itmediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Launches programs on your computermediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Reuses a sign-in you saved in another programmediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Uses the clipboardlowLow concern.Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.Runs code it assembles while runninglowLow concern.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.Other programs on this computer can change your library through itlowLow concern.Lets programs on this computer connect through Zotero's built-in server
Where we found it
Runs commands its AI assistant writes, with full access to your comp…content/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 117845

It can run without showing you the code first

name: "run_command",
Signs in using another app's identitycontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 8032

Signs in as Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot for VS Code

CODEX_CLIENT_ID = "app_EMoamEEZ73f0CkXaXp7hrann";
Keeps its own tables in Zotero's databasecontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 4026

Tables: llm_for_zotero_chat_messages, llm_for_zotero_global_conversations, llm_for_zotero_paper_conversations

await Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
Downloads a program and runs itcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 61727

The first time you ask about a figure, it downloads a 265–491 MB bundle of Python and the Poppler PDF tools from the original llm-for-zotero developer's (not this fork's) GitHub release and runs it, without asking. The README doesn't mention it, and the download isn't checked against a fingerprint. We checked the macOS (Apple silicon) bundle: every file is standard software from conda-forge.

const response = await fetcher(url);
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 166707

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 166663

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Launches programs on your computercontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 23493

Programs it names include curl

if (!Subprocess?.call) return void 0;
Reuses a sign-in you saved in another programcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 5510

Reuses the sign-in you saved in Codex CLI

return joinLocalPath(resolveHomeDir(), ".codex", "auth.json");
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✓ works
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 21 Sep 202627 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Chinese
No further detail for this area yet.
We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically

We haven't detected any setup requirements. That isn't the same as none: check the developer's README.

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 27 addresses in 6 groups.

AI services (14)
Codex CLI (OpenAI)api.anthropic.comnamed in its codeapi.deepseek.comnamed in its codeapi.githubcopilot.comapi.minimax.ionamed in its codeapi.moonshot.ainamed in its codeapi.openai.comapi.x.ainamed in its codeapi.xiaomimimo.comnamed in its codeauth.openai.comnamed in its codechatgpt.comnamed in its codedashscope.aliyuncs.comnamed in its codegenerativelanguage.googleapis.comopen.bigmodel.cnnamed in its code
Scholarly services (7)
api.crossref.orgapi.openalex.orgnamed in its codeapi.semanticscholar.orgdoi.orgnamed in its codeeuropepmc.orgnamed in its codeexport.arxiv.orgwww.ebi.ac.uk
Apps you connect (2)
mineru.netnamed in its codemineru.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Code hosting (1)
github.com
On your computer (2)
127.0.0.1localhostnamed in its code
Evidence · file and line
api.githubcopilot.comcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 1191
defaultApiBase: "https://api.githubcopilot.com",
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 1068
defaultApiBase: "https://api.openai.com/v1/responses",
generativelanguage.googleapis.comcontent/scripts/llmforzotero.js · line 1080
defaultApiBase: "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta",

Forks and alternatives

Fork of yilewang/llm-for-zotero.

9 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 10 plugins carry the same one, because people copied llm-for-zotero 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.
  • Check what you install. Several share this plugin's name, so make sure the file comes from the one you meant.
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The developer's response

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Install LLM-for-Zotero — UI Edition
CNot recommended
We don't recommend itIt runs commands its AI assistant writes, with full access to your computer.
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