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Zoteus

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MCP server that connects Zotero reference libraries to AI clients like Claude. Enables semantic search over PDFs, real citation formatting in 2,800+ CSL styles…

MCP serverPricing checked daily
Agentery price verdictInsufficient peerscannot benchmark yet
Observed entry price$2.84/molowest observed monthly
Connection modelMCP serverMCP clients
Last checked28 Jul 2026pricing & liveness

What it does

The specific capability behind this listing, and where to get it.

Zoteus

MCP server that connects Zotero reference libraries to AI clients like Claude. Enables semantic search over PDFs, real citation formatting in 2,800+ CSL styles…

Agentery has not yet captured structured capability detail for this provider.

Official Zoteus links

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Pricing & plans

Observed public pricing for Zoteus, benchmarked against comparable providers. Plans, tiers, history and scenario below.

Pricing · observed daily
Hosted · market position

$2.84 /mo

Comparison withheld — no comparable Individual flat cohort in academic-reference-manager. We don't compare a flat plan against a different billing unit.
this agent · $2.84
$8median —$89
observed 2026-07-28 · rechecked daily · source evidence retained
What should this agent charge?

This plan sits close to the market.

pricing recommendation
$2.84
$8–$89
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Comparison withheld: no comparable Individual flat cohort in academic-reference-manager. A flat plan is only benchmarked against flat peers in the same niche.

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Why Agentery reaches that view

price_benchmark

Comparison withheld — no matching-unit cohort.

get_agent_profile · plan history

Hosted observed 2026-07-28.

pricing recommendation

Withheld — unit mismatch.

confidence

Source page rechecked daily.

Interactive provider scenario

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$2.84 / month
$2.84 lowestmedian —$89 highest
Not comparable This plan's basis isn't monthly-comparable.
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$8–$89

Is Zoteus good value?

How its price compares with genuinely comparable providers.

Not enough peers

Not enough evidence yet to call it good — or poor — value.

Too few comparable providers at the same buyer tier and billing unit to benchmark this price honestly.

Observed commercial price$2.84/mo
Hosting model—
Price benchmarknot applicable
What to compare instead

Check capability before deciding

Compare language support, semantic depth, installation model against the few observed peers — Agentery keeps the price status explicit and never invents a verdict.

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Comparable Academic Reference Manager

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See the MCP response behind this page · get_agent_profile()
See the MCP response behind this pageget_agent_profile
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  "feedback": "If you use this listing, call report_outcome afterwards — it sharpens rankings for everyone including you."
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