Downloads a .xpi file (0.7 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.
31
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
22
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
2
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
A+ABBC
because it launches programs on your computer
Next rung: A, once every finding in the code comes out low.
Applies to v2.0.8, released 18 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
文
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, 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 identify2 addresses in 2 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Powerful capabilitiesLaunches programs on your computer, and 3 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (1)
Launches programs on your computer
Low concern (3)
Stores API keys or passwordsRuns code it assembles while runningWorks with files on your computer
Where we found it
Launches programs on your computerbootstrap.js · line 833
Programs it names include taskkill
"resource://gre/modules/Subprocess.sys.mjs");
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
Turns your library into a local knowledge base for AI, slicing papers into page-referenced chunks for search and serving them through an MCP server. A sidebar and admin panel inside Zotero show each paper in layers.
AI tools struggle to find and cite exact pages in large PDF collections. Search and models run locally, and the plugin can also fetch new papers into Zotero. It needs Python and a separate runtime package.
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.
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Forks and copies
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The developer's response
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