Is Zotero MCP safe?
Probably. Read the findings first.
Use with care. Some checks failed or could not be verified.
What to know before installing
- highWhole environment serialized (possible credential exfil)
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.3 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 high
- Code scan132 source files scanned13/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancelast push 4 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Findings (1)
- highWhole environment serialized (possible credential exfil)
env.dumpzotero_mcp_server-0.12.4/src/zotero_mcp/tools/write.py: …n is needless exposure. child_env = os.environ.copy() for _key in ( "OPENAI_API_K…
Overall 65/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON