Overview
What It Does
Zotero packages a focused communication workflow for an AI agent. Manage Zotero reference libraries via the Web API. Search, list, add items by DOI/ISBN/PMID (with duplicate detection), delete/trash items, update metadata and tags, export in BibTeX/RIS/CSL-JSON, batch-add from files, check PDF attachments, cross-reference citations, find missing DOIs via CrossRef, and fetch open-access PDFs. Supports --json output for scripting. Use when the user asks about academic references, citation management, literature libraries, PDFs for papers, bibliography export, or Zotero specifically. It is best suited to users who can review the resulting actions and provide only the accounts, files, or command access needed for the task. It is not a substitute for human approval on destructive, financial, security-sensitive, or public-facing actions.
Task ideas
Popular Use Cases
- Draft and organize messages
- Work with communication channels and contacts
- Summarize conversations into next steps
- Automate routine coordination
Installation
Install this Agent Skill
OpenClaw
clawhub install @terwox/zoteroCommands derived from the public ClawHub API record. Checked 2026-09-02. Review the source before running them.
Before you start
Requirements
| OpenClaw or ClawHub | Required / review |
| Review the source instructions before installation | Required / review |
| Paid service | Check source |
| Supported system | Check source |
Popularity context
Why It’s Popular
Zotero addresses a recognizable communication workflow and is included from current public ClawHub adoption.
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