Plugins / Reading & PDFs

zotero-ai-butler

by yidong72 · github.com/yidong72/zotero-AI-Butler

【Zotero AI 管家】调用大模型,自动精读论文库里的论文,总结为Zotero笔记。支持主流大模型平台!您只需像往常一样把文献丢进 Zotero, 管家会自动帮您精读论文,将文章揉碎了总结为笔记,让您“十分钟完全了解”这篇论文!

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Downloads a .xpi file (4.8 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.
4
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
7
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding
Applies to v4.0.0-beta.18, released 28 Jun 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Fork of steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-ButlerA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same ID7 other plugins share 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 yidong72 account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler, another listed project with the same add-on IDThe update address offers version 3.8.0, which isn't newer than this one, so Zotero won't update it for now
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify10 addresses in 3 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (8)
api.anthropic.comapi.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.openai.comark.cn-beijing.volces.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.cominference-api.nvidia.comopenrouter.aiplatform.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.
Apps you connect (1)
mineru.net
On your computer (1)
localhost
Where we found it
api.anthropic.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8637
apiUrl: "https://api.anthropic.com",
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8619
apiUrl: "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions",
ark.cn-beijing.volces.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8649
apiUrl: "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/responses",
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 5 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
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.Uses the clipboardlowLow concern.Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.Runs code it assembles while runninglowLow concern.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/aiButler.js · line 535

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/aiButler.js · line 491

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 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 28 Jun 20267 contributors
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

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. 10 addresses in 3 groups.

AI services (8)
api.anthropic.comapi.deepseek.comnamed in its codeapi.openai.comark.cn-beijing.volces.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.cominference-api.nvidia.comopenrouter.aiplatform.deepseek.comnamed in its code
Apps you connect (1)
mineru.net
On your computer (1)
localhost
Evidence · file and line
api.anthropic.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8637
apiUrl: "https://api.anthropic.com",
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8619
apiUrl: "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions",
ark.cn-beijing.volces.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8649
apiUrl: "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/responses",

Forks and alternatives

Fork of steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler.

7 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 8 plugins carry the same one, because people copied zotero-ai-butler 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.
zotero-ai-butler · this pluginyidong72/zotero-AI-ButlerBUse with care428 Jun 2026
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zotero-ai-butlerCopy · steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler-FangA+Recommended43 Aug 2026
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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), and 1 more finding.Read the finding
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