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Zotero Agents

by leike0813 · github.com/leike0813/Zotero-Skills

An all-in-one agentic workbench for your Zotero library

AI & summaries
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There's no release file current Zotero can install. The source stays linked for reference.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
17
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
435
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
C
Atlas gradeNot recommended
because it installs and runs npm or PyPI packages without a fixed version
Applies to v0.5.0, released 25 Jun 2026Code checked · it didn't load when we installed it in Zotero 9.0.6
Zotero won't install this fileZotero won't install this file: its add-on ID isn't in a form Zotero accepts
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares 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 leike0813/zotero-agents, another listed project with the same add-on IDZotero will update it on Zotero 9 to version 0.8.4 from leike0813/zotero-agents on GitHub (rated: Serious concerns found)
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify11 addresses in 4 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (5)
Claude Code (Anthropic)Codex CLI (OpenAI)Gemini CLI (Google)Hermes Agent (the AI provider it's set up with)Qwen Code (Alibaba Cloud)
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Code hosting (3)
gitee.comgithub.comraw.githubusercontent.com
On your computer (2)
127.0.0.1localhostnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Where we found it
gitee.comcontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 80669
DEFAULT_GITEE_RAW = `https://gitee.com/${DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_CONTENT_REPO}/raw/${DEFAULT_CONTENT_BRANCH}`;
github.comcontent/preferences.xhtml · line 684
href="https://github.com/leike0813/zotero-agents"
raw.githubusercontent.comcontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 80668
DEFAULT_GITHUB_RAW = `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_CONTENT_REPO}/${DEFAULT_CONTENT_BRANCH}`;
Powerful capabilitiesInstalls and runs npm or PyPI packages without a fixed version, and 12 moreHighHigh concern: a serious problem. One high finding makes the grade C.
Installs and runs npm or PyPI packages without a fixed versionhighHigh concern: a serious problem.Downloads a program and runs itmediumMedium concern: worth reading 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)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.Runs a local server; a setting (off by default) opens it to your networkmediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Launches programs on your computermediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Runs a compiled program it ships, which we can't readmediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Changes settings in other programs or on your computerlowLow concern.Uses the clipboardlowLow concern.Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.Runs code it assembles while runninglowLow concern.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.Keeps its own database filelowLow concern.
Where we found it
Installs and runs npm or PyPI packages without a fixed versioncontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 131336

@agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp, @google/gemini-cli, @qwen-code/qwen-code and 1 more: installs the newest version each time

command: "npx",
Downloads a program and runs itcontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 150291

When you choose One-click Deploy and confirm, it downloads the Skill-Runner backend (about 20 MB) from the developer's GitHub releases and runs it, then installs more software with uv. The file is checked only against a checksum from the same place.

const artifactResponse = await fetchImpl(artifactUrl, {
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 529

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/zotero-skills.js · line 485

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Runs a local server; a setting (off by default) opens it to your net…content/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 142119
const factory = classes?.["@mozilla.org/network/server-socket;1"];
Launches programs on your computercontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 19511
"resource://gre/modules/Subprocess.sys.mjs",
Runs a compiled program it ships, which we can't readcontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 3672

zotero-bridge, zotero-bridge.exe

"package:zotero-bridge-cli": "node scripts/package-zotero-bridge-cli.mjs",
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero won't install this fileDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn older ZoteroDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 25 Jun 20262 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian 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 older ZoteroNot working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 11 addresses in 4 groups.

AI services (5)
Claude Code (Anthropic)Codex CLI (OpenAI)Gemini CLI (Google)Hermes Agent (the AI provider it's set up with)Qwen Code (Alibaba Cloud)
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Code hosting (3)
gitee.comgithub.comraw.githubusercontent.com
On your computer (2)
127.0.0.1localhostnamed in its code
Evidence · file and line
gitee.comcontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 80669
DEFAULT_GITEE_RAW = `https://gitee.com/${DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_CONTENT_REPO}/raw/${DEFAULT_CONTENT_BRANCH}`;
github.comcontent/preferences.xhtml · line 684
href="https://github.com/leike0813/zotero-agents"
raw.githubusercontent.comcontent/scripts/zotero-skills.js · line 80668
DEFAULT_GITHUB_RAW = `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${DEFAULT_PUBLISHED_CONTENT_REPO}/${DEFAULT_CONTENT_BRANCH}`;

Forks and alternatives

1 other plugin uses the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 2 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Zotero Agents 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 Agents · this pluginleike0813/Zotero-SkillsCNot recommended43525 Jun 2026
Zotero AgentsThe most used · leike0813/zotero-agentsCNot recommended1,3804 Sep 2026
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