Who is zotero-research-assistant for?

zotero-research-assistant is an open-source project built for academic researchers.

Does zotero-research-assistant have a free plan?

Yes — zotero-research-assistant is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does zotero-research-assistant run on?

zotero-research-assistant runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is zotero-research-assistant still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 72 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to zotero-research-assistant?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include zra-mcp, Zotero MCP, and DeepTutor.

Who makes zotero-research-assistant?

zotero-research-assistant is developed by qiobn.

When did zotero-research-assistant launch?

zotero-research-assistant first shipped in 2026.

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zotero-research-assistant

Name: zotero-research-assistant
Author: qiobn

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zotero-research-assistant is an open-source AI-powered tool that integrates with Zotero to provide advanced literature search, citation management, reading analysis, and review writing capabilities. It runs as a standalone MCP server and is designed for researchers and academics.

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Overview

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zotero-research-assistant sits in PulseGate's Other AI category. It focuses on automating and enhancing literature search, citation management, and review writing for researchers using Zotero. zotero-research-assistant is an open-source project aimed at academic researchers. The project is open source (MIT). zotero-research-assistant is available on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by qiobn, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 72 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include literature search, citation management, and reading analysis. It exposes integrations via an MCP server.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Literature search
Citation management
Reading analysis
Review writing
Semantic search
MCP server

Built with & integrations

AI providers

local_oss

Connectors

MCP

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 5Active maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jun · 03:15 UTC
zotero-research-assistant verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about zotero-research-assistant

What is zotero-research-assistant?: Zotero-research-assistant focuses on automating and enhancing literature search, citation management, and review writing for researchers using Zotero. It is catalogued under Other AI on PulseGate.
Who is zotero-research-assistant for?: zotero-research-assistant is an open-source project built for academic researchers.
Does zotero-research-assistant have a free plan?: Yes — zotero-research-assistant is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does zotero-research-assistant run on?: zotero-research-assistant runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is zotero-research-assistant still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 72 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to zotero-research-assistant?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include zra-mcp, Zotero MCP, and DeepTutor.zra-mcp Zotero MCP DeepTutor
Who makes zotero-research-assistant?: zotero-research-assistant is developed by qiobn.
When did zotero-research-assistant launch?: zotero-research-assistant first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 5
License: MIT
Built for: academic researchers
Model: Open source
Solves: Automating and enhancing literature search, citation management, and review writing for researchers using Zotero.

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GitHub: qiobn/zotero-research-assistant
PyPI: zotero-research-assistant

Developer

qiobn

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

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Stars: 5
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 12 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 72
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.2.0 · 11 Jun 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 30 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 30 Jun 2026

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Slug: zotero-research-assistant-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
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Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/zotero-research-assistant

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