CLI harness for Zotero.
cli-anything-zotero is an agent-native CLI for Zotero desktop. It does not reimplement Zotero. Instead, it composes Zotero's real local surfaces:
pip install -e .
cli-anything-zotero
python -m cli_anything.zotero
search items, item export, item citation, and item bibliography require Zotero's Local API to be enabled.note add depends on the live Zotero GUI context and expects the same library to be selected in the app.session use-library <id> before follow-up commands.Application and runtime inspection commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
status | Execute status. |
version | Execute version. |
launch | Execute launch. |
enable-local-api | Execute enable-local-api. |
ping | Execute ping. |
Collection inspection and selection commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list | Execute list. |
find | Execute find. |
tree | Execute tree. |
get | Execute get. |
items | Execute items. |
use-selected | Execute use-selected. |
create | Execute create. |
Item inspection and rendering commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list | Execute list. |
find | Execute find. |
get | Execute get. |
children | Execute children. |
notes | Execute notes. |
attachments | Execute attachments. |
file | Execute file. |
export | Execute export. |
citation | Execute citation. |
bibliography | Execute bibliography. |
context | Execute context. |
analyze | Execute analyze. |
add-to-collection | Execute add-to-collection. |
move-to-collection | Execute move-to-collection. |
Saved-search inspection commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list | Execute list. |
get | Execute get. |
items | Execute items. |
Tag inspection commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list | Execute list. |
items | Execute items. |
Installed CSL style inspection commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
list | Execute list. |
Official Zotero import and write commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
file | Execute file. |
json | Execute json. |
Read and add child notes.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
get | Execute get. |
add | Execute add. |
Session and REPL context commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
status | Execute status. |
use-library | Execute use-library. |
use-collection | Execute use-collection. |
use-item | Execute use-item. |
use-selected | Execute use-selected. |
clear-library | Execute clear-library. |
clear-collection | Execute clear-collection. |
clear-item | Execute clear-item. |
history | Execute history. |
Inspect Zotero paths and backend availability.
cli-anything-zotero app status --json
Persist the collection selected in the Zotero GUI.
cli-anything-zotero collection use-selected --json
Render a citation using Zotero's Local API.
cli-anything-zotero item citation <item-key> --style apa --locale en-US --json
Create a child note under an existing Zotero item.
cli-anything-zotero note add <item-key> --text "Key takeaway" --json
Assemble structured context for downstream model analysis.
cli-anything-zotero item context <item-key> --include-notes --include-links --json
0.1.0