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PaperBridge Reader Compatibility

by anka-afk · github.com/anka-afk/PaperBridge

Lets you ask Codex or DeepSeek about text selected in the PDF or HTML reader, and syncs reading notes both ways between Zotero and Obsidian.

PaperBridge Reader Compatibility has Atlas grade B (use with care) because it watches Zotero's network traffic, and 2 more findings. It works with Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

AI & summariesCiting & writing
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.5 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
In useAn estimate of how many copies of Zotero have it: Zotero downloads each new version once for every copy that has the plugin, so we count the downloads of its most-downloaded recent release. Rounded. Plugins that update from outside GitHub count low.
47
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
64
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
6
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it watches Zotero's network traffic, and 2 more findings
Applies to v2026.299.1, released 30 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
Documentation in Chinese onlyOur summary is in English, but the plugin's own docs and support are in Chinese.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the anka-afk account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from RTLiang/zotero-codex, another listed project with the same add-on IDZotero will update it to version 2026.310.1 from RTLiang/zotero-codex on GitHub (rated: Review the details)
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify2 addresses in 2 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (1)
Codex CLI (OpenAI)
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Powerful capabilitiesWatches Zotero's network traffic, and 4 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (3)
Watches Zotero's network trafficLaunches programs on your computerReuses a sign-in you saved in another program
Low concern (2)
Uses the clipboardWorks with files on your computer
Where we found it
Watches Zotero's network trafficcontent/interactive-frame.js · line 52
global.Services.obs.addObserver(observer, "http-on-modify-request");
Launches programs on your computercontent/codex-client.js · line 219

A setting lets Codex CLI run without asking

const imported = global.ChromeUtils.importESModule("resource://gre/modules/Subprocess.sys.mjs");
Reuses a sign-in you saved in another programcontent/runtime-settings.js · line 63

Reuses the sign-in you saved in Codex CLI

const inherited = global.Services.env.get("CODEX_HOME");
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 10 · not 9, 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 30 Oct 20261 contributor
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in Chinese onlyInterface: 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

Written by AI from the README

Lets you ask Codex or DeepSeek about text selected in the PDF or HTML reader, and syncs reading notes both ways between Zotero and Obsidian. Windows only, for Zotero 10. A Chinese-language tool; Codex needs a local login, DeepSeek an API key.

Reading, asking an AI and keeping Obsidian notes usually means three apps. This keeps one paired note per paper in step on both sides.

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. 2 addresses in 2 groups.

AI services (1)
Codex CLI (OpenAI)
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1

Forks and copies

1 other plugin uses the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 2 plugins carry the same one.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.
  • They do different things. The one you install may have nothing to do with the one it replaces.
PaperBridge Reader Compatibility · this pluginanka-afk/PaperBridgeBUse with care6430 Oct 2026
zotero-codexRTLiang/zotero-codexBUse with care8636 Nov 2026
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BUse with care
Before you install: It watches Zotero's network traffic, and 2 more findings.Read the finding
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