Zotero BibTeX Extractor

Extract BibTeX entries directly from your local Zotero SQLite database.

Definition

• •ID: zotero-bibtex
• •Type: Command
• •Author: Research Skills
• •Description: Fast BibTeX extraction from local Zotero database without API calls

Commands

By DOI

/zotero-bibtex --doi "10.1145/1234567"

Get BibTeX entry for a specific DOI.

By Title

/zotero-bibtex --search "keywords"

Search for items by title and export as BibTeX.

By Collection

/zotero-bibtex --collection "Collection Name"

Export all items from a collection as BibTeX.

Requirements

• •Zotero desktop app (for local database access)
• •Python 3.10+
• •No external dependencies

Setup

1. •

   Install as part of skills-research repository:

   bash

   cd ~/.claude/skills/skills-research
   

2. •

   Configure database path (optional):

   bash

   cd zotero-integration/zotero-bibtex
   cp .env.example .env
   nano .env  # Set ZOTERO_DB_PATH if non-standard location
   

Environment Variables

• •ZOTERO_DB_PATH - Path to your Zotero database (defaults to ~/Zotero/zotero.sqlite)

Examples

/zotero-bibtex --doi "10.1145/3145816"
/zotero-bibtex --search "neural networks"
/zotero-bibtex --collection "My Research" --out references.bib

Notes

• •Much faster than Web API since it queries SQLite directly
• •Requires Zotero app to have indexed the database
• •Works offline once Zotero database is synced