llm-for-zotero
llm-for-zotero is a Zotero plugin that puts an LLM assistant in the reader sidebar. You can ask about the current PDF, selected text or figure screenshots (up to 10), upload extra files such as DOCX or PPTX, and type / to pull another open paper into the conversation. The first message loads the paper, follow-ups use focused retrieval, and citations jump back to the matching passage.
Agent Mode extends this to the whole library: reading, searching, tagging, metadata, import, note editing and organization, with 8 built-in skills and a portal for your own. It can also search the web through Tavily. Answers and full conversations can be saved as Zotero notes or Markdown in folders like Obsidian or Logseq, and MinerU parsing improves extraction of tables, equations and figures.
Backends are flexible: API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini-style protocols, local OpenAI-compatible models, ChatGPT WebChat, Codex App Server for ChatGPT Plus users, or an experimental Claude Code mode. Install by downloading the .xpi from Releases. License is AGPL-3.0.
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- Last commit
- 2026-10-16
- Commits, last 90 days
- 100+
- Releases, last 90 days
- 22
- Latest release
- v3.9.12 (2026-10-16)
- Open issues
- 203
- Recent issues with at least one comment
- 18/27
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Status rule: archived on GitHub = Archived; last commit within 90 days = Active; 91 to 365 days = Slowing; older = Stale. All figures come from the GitHub API on the date shown.
Most discussed open issues
- #120 MinerU parsed full text unavaliable16 comments · 2026-04-16
- #311 Cannot connect to Codex in Windows System.9 comments · 2026-07-14
- #199 我做了一个小插件，能显示minerU解析的markdown，显示到原始条目里。方便取出minerU的markdown。希望博主也实现相关功能，能原始支持。9 comments · 2026-05-14
- #294 模型连接正常，但是提示"Agent without file upload"8 comments · 2026-07-03
- #207 没有pdf模式，也没有Agent选项8 comments · 2026-05-17
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