Seer-AI MCP Server

MCP Server for Seer-AI Zotero Plugin - exposes all 20 Zotero tools to external AI agents like Claude Desktop.

Quick Start (Recommended)

1. Download the Bundle

Download seerai-mcp.cjs from the mcp-server/dist folder or from the latest release.

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

• Linux: ~/.config/claude-desktop/claude_desktop_config.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "seerai-zotero": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/seerai-mcp.cjs"]
    }
  }
}

3. Start Zotero

Make sure Zotero 7 is running with the Seer-AI plugin installed (.xpi file).

4. Restart Claude Desktop

Claude will now have access to all Zotero tools!

Requirements

• Node.js 18+ installed
• Zotero 7 with Seer-AI plugin running

Verify Connection

curl http://127.0.0.1:23119/seerai/health

Should return:

{"status":"ok","version":"1.0.0","tools":20}

Available Tools (20)

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_library | Search Zotero library | | get_item_metadata | Get item metadata | | read_item_content | Read paper content | | create_note | Create a note | | add_to_context | Add to context | | remove_from_context | Remove from context | | list_context | List context | | list_tables | List tables | | create_table | Create table | | add_to_table | Add to table | | create_table_column | Add AI column | | generate_table_data | Generate AI data | | read_table | Read table | | search_external | Search Semantic Scholar | | import_paper | Import paper | | move_item | Move to collection | | remove_item_from_collection | Remove from collection | | find_collection | Find collection | | create_collection | Create collection | | list_collection | List collection |

Alternative: Install via npm

npx @seerai/mcp-server

Config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "seerai-zotero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@seerai/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Development

cd mcp-server
npm install
npm run build     # Compile TypeScript
npm run bundle    # Create single-file bundle
npm start         # Run server

License

MIT