Detects whether a paper has a public code repository on GitHub, Hugging Face or Gitee, using item metadata, web link attachments or title search.
Repository Detector has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It works with Zotero 7, not the current Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.
Downloads a .xpi file (0.02 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.
67
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
75
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
7
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
1
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MIT
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
A+AABC
because every code check came out low
Next rung: A+, once we've tested it installed in Zotero 10.
Applies to v0.3.0, released 8 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
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 identify1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Code hosting (1)
gitee.com
Where we found it
gitee.comcontent/scripts/repositorydetector.js · line 111
const data = await fetchJSON("https://gitee.com/api/v5/search/repositories?q=" + encodeURIComponent(query(title)) + "&per_page=5", timeoutMs);
Powerful capabilitiesWorks with files on your computerLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Low concern (1)
Works with files on your computer
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7 · not 9, 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Detects whether a paper has a public code repository on GitHub, Hugging Face or Gitee, using item metadata, web link attachments or title search. It stores the link in Extra, adds a Code Repo column and a tag, and can attach small repository snapshots.
Finding the code behind a paper is a manual search for each one. This checks many items at once, and lets you filter your library for papers that have code.
What you'll need
Detected automatically
Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10
Where your data goes
We found: only contacts services we could identify. 1 address in 1 group.
Code hosting (1)
gitee.com
Evidence · file and line
gitee.comcontent/scripts/repositorydetector.js · line 111
const data = await fetchJSON("https://gitee.com/api/v5/search/repositories?q=" + encodeURIComponent(query(title)) + "&per_page=5", timeoutMs);
Forks and copies
No forks listed.
The developer's response
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