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zotero-ai-butler

by steven-jianhao-li · github.com/steven-jianhao-li/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！

Reading & PDFsCiting & writingAI & summaries
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Downloads a .xpi file (4.7 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
1,758
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
166,297
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 v3.8.0, released 5 Jun 2026Code checked · tested installed in Zotero 10.0.3 on 27 Sep 2026
Another plugin uses the same ID7 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 repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify9 addresses in 3 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (7)
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.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 8008
apiUrl: "https://api.anthropic.com",
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 7990
apiUrl: "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions",
ark.cn-beijing.volces.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8020
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 needAn API keyDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 5 Jun 20267 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in ChineseInterface: 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
  • An API keyNeeds a key you get from the service (OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic and OpenRouter). What needs it: an LLM provider API key (default provider is OpenAI-compatible).
  • Or: a model on your own computerIt can use a local model such as Ollama

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 9 addresses in 3 groups.

AI services (7)
api.anthropic.comapi.deepseek.comnamed in its codeapi.openai.comark.cn-beijing.volces.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.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 8008
apiUrl: "https://api.anthropic.com",
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 7990
apiUrl: "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions",
ark.cn-beijing.volces.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 8020
apiUrl: "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/responses",

Forks and alternatives

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 pluginsteven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-ButlerBUse with care166,2975 Jun 2026
zotero-ai-butlerCopy · steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler-FangA+Recommended43 Aug 2026
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6 listed forks.

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Install zotero-ai-butler
BUse with care
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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