Use Zotero Desktop from Codex to enable/probe the local API, search a local Zotero library, list items/collections/tags, export BibTeX, insert citation keys into LaTeX or Markdown drafts, read indexed full text when requested, and import BibTeX/RIS records into Zotero through the connector server.
Install
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill Zoteronpx skills add openai/plugins --skill Zotero -a claude-code -gnpx skills add openai/plugins --skill Zotero -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins.git --path plugins/zotero/skills/zoterogh skill install openai/plugins Zoterogit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/openai/plugins /tmp/openai__plugins
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/openai__plugins/plugins/zotero/skills/zotero ~/.claude/skills/Zotero # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/openai__plugins/plugins/zotero/skills/zotero ~/.agents/skills/Zotero # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode