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zotero-search

Search the user's local Zotero library, find related papers via Semantic Scholar, and discover citations/references. **Claude only** - this skill requires a local Zotero instance and access to a port on localhost. Use when the user asks to search their Zotero library, find papers on a topic, explore citations of a paper, or find related literature. Supports cross-referencing Semantic Scholar results against the local library.

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Installation and usage

Search the user's local Zotero library, find related papers via Semantic Scholar, and discover citations/references. **Claude only** - this skill requires a local Zotero instance and access to a port on localhost. Use when the user asks to search their Zotero library, find papers on a topic, explore citations of a paper, or find related literature. Supports cross-referencing Semantic Scholar results against the local library.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use zotero-search