Zotero Integration
Connect your Zotero library to Reedle. Papers you add to Zotero appear in Reedle automatically, and vice versa. Read, highlight, and use AI on your research library — in both places.
Setup
- Get your Zotero API key at zotero.org/settings/keys
- Enable: Allow library access
- Enable: Allow write access (for two-way sync)
- In Reedle, go to Settings → Integrations → Zotero
- Paste your API key and your Zotero User ID (visible on the keys page)
- Click Connect
- Choose which Zotero collections to sync
How sync works
| Direction | What syncs | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Zotero → Reedle | New items added to synced collections | Hourly, or manually via Sync now |
| Reedle → Zotero | Articles you save in Reedle (URL items) | Immediately on save |
What's synced
- Title, authors, abstract, publication year
- DOI and URL
- PDF attachments (full text extracted and available in Reedle reader)
- Zotero tags → Reedle tags
Highlights and notes created in Reedle are not written back to Zotero (Zotero's annotation format differs).
MCP + Zotero
Once synced, your Zotero papers are first-class Reedle articles and fully accessible via MCP. Ask Claude to find papers on a topic, summarize a paper by title, or pull key claims — all from your actual Zotero library.
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| Sync not running | Check that the API key has library access enabled |
| Items missing | Verify the collection is selected in Settings → Integrations → Zotero |
| PDF not extractable | Some PDFs are scanned images — OCR is not yet supported |
| Connection lost | Re-enter your API key — Zotero keys can expire if regenerated |