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Zotero Instant Cite for WordCraft

by sorinhostiuc · github.com/sorinhostiuc/zotero-instant-cite-wordcraft

Opens the Instant Cite search, add and cite dialog when you choose Add/Edit Citation in the WordCraft word processor.

Zotero Instant Cite for WordCraft has Atlas grade B (use with care) because it contacts servers we couldn't identify: catalog.bcub.ro and legis.medleg.ro, and 3 more findings. It works with Zotero 7–10, 11 beta. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Citing & writing
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.09 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.
7
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
12
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
3
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it contacts servers we couldn't identify: catalog.bcub.ro and legis.medleg.ro, and 3 more findings
Applies to v0.2.6, released 29 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyMinified (compressed) code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the sorinhostiuc account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesContacts servers we couldn't identify: catalog.bcub.ro and legis.medleg.ro15 addresses in 4 groups.MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Not identified (2)
catalog.bcub.rolegis.medleg.ro
Scholarly services (11)
api.crossref.orgapi.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgdoaj.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.eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.govhudoc.echr.coe.intopenlibrary.orgpublications.europa.eunamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.www.courtlistener.comwww.ebi.ac.uk
Apps you connect (1)
www.googleapis.com
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Where we found it
catalog.bcub.roindex.js · line 10
unction Aa(e){return e.replace(/<[^>]+>/g,"").replace(/\s+/g," ").trim()}var Ar="https://catalog.bcub.ro/liberty",Da="RO_BCUB",st="BCUB",Pa="ZoteroInstantCite/0.4 (mailto:[email protected])";asyn
legis.medleg.roindex.js · line 10
|Cloudflare|Just a moment|Enable JavaScript and cookies|cf_chl/i.test(t)}var Er="https://legis.medleg.ro";async function vr(e){let t=Date.now(),n=e.query.trim();if(!n)return{source:"RO-Lex",results:[]
api.crossref.orgindex.js · line 1
<13;o++)r+=Number(n[o])*(o%2===0?1:3);return r%10===0?n:null}return null}var St="https://api.crossref.org/works",Tt="[email protected]",ms=/^10\.\d{4,}\/\S+$/,gs={article:["journal-article","proc
Powerful capabilitiesLoads native code, and 3 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (3)
Loads native codeLaunches programs on your computerRuns a compiled program it ships, which we can't read
Low concern (1)
Works with files on your computer
Where we found it
Loads native codeindex.js · line 54
||!Zotero.isWin)return null;let{ctypes:e}=globalThis.ChromeUtils.importESModule("resource://gre/modules/ctypes.sys.mjs"),t=e.open("user32.dll"),n=e.open("kernel32.dll"),r=e.uintptr_t,o=e.int,i=e.winap
Launches programs on your computerindex.js · line 14

Programs it names include cmd

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Runs a compiled program it ships, which we can't readindex.js · line 14

WordCraftCite.exe

await n.search();if(r.length>0)return Zotero.Items.get(r[0])}return null}var ql="chrome://instantcitewc/content/helper/WordCraftCite.exe",No="instantcitewc",pt=null;function Lo(e){try{Zotero.debug(`[I
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 29 Oct 20262 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Romanian
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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

Opens the Instant Cite search, add and cite dialog when you choose Add/Edit Citation in the WordCraft word processor. Searches your library and online sources, adds the paper to Zotero and cites it in one step.

Citing a paper you don't yet have normally means leaving the document to import it first. This does it in one dialog and adds a keyboard shortcut for WordCraft on Windows.

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: contacts servers we couldn't identify: catalog.bcub.ro and legis.medleg.ro. 15 addresses in 4 groups.

Not identified (2)
catalog.bcub.rolegis.medleg.ro
Scholarly services (11)
api.crossref.orgapi.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgdoaj.orgdoi.orgnamed in its codeeutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.govhudoc.echr.coe.intopenlibrary.orgpublications.europa.eunamed in its codewww.courtlistener.comwww.ebi.ac.uk
Apps you connect (1)
www.googleapis.com
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Evidence · file and line
catalog.bcub.roindex.js · line 10
unction Aa(e){return e.replace(/<[^>]+>/g,"").replace(/\s+/g," ").trim()}var Ar="https://catalog.bcub.ro/liberty",Da="RO_BCUB",st="BCUB",Pa="ZoteroInstantCite/0.4 (mailto:[email protected])";asyn
legis.medleg.roindex.js · line 10
|Cloudflare|Just a moment|Enable JavaScript and cookies|cf_chl/i.test(t)}var Er="https://legis.medleg.ro";async function vr(e){let t=Date.now(),n=e.query.trim();if(!n)return{source:"RO-Lex",results:[]
api.crossref.orgindex.js · line 1
<13;o++)r+=Number(n[o])*(o%2===0?1:3);return r%10===0?n:null}return null}var St="https://api.crossref.org/works",Tt="[email protected]",ms=/^10\.\d{4,}\/\S+$/,gs={article:["journal-article","proc

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BUse with care
Before you install: It contacts servers we couldn't identify: catalog.bcub.ro and legis.medleg.ro, and 3 more findings.Read the finding
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