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Interact with your Zotero library to sync references, add citations by DOI/ISBN/PMID, and manage PDFs. Triggers on Zotero-related requests.

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$ npx -y skills add ShZhao27208/Aut_Sci_Write --skill sci-zotero --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/sci-zotero

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The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Interact with your Zotero library to sync references, add citations by DOI/ISBN/PMID, and manage PDFs. Triggers on Zotero-related requests.

SKILL.md

sci-zotero.SKILL.md
name: sci-zotero
description: Interact with your Zotero library to sync references, add citations by DOI/ISBN/PMID, and manage PDFs. Triggers on Zotero-related requests.
author: Shuo Zhao         
license: MIT
copyright: © 2026 Shuo Zhao. All rights reserved.  
triggers:
  - Zotero
  - zotero
  - 同步文献
  - 文献管理
  - add citation
  - sync zotero

Sci-Zotero — Zotero Library Integration

Interact with your Zotero library to sync references, add citations by DOI/ISBN/PMID, and manage PDFs.

Triggers

  • "sync zotero library"
  • "add citation [identifier]"
  • "check pdfs in zotero"
  • "fetch pdfs for zotero items"
  • "search zotero for [query]"

Usage

This skill wraps the local `zotero.py` CLI located in the same skill directory.

Configuration (`~/.aut_sci_write/.env`)

  • `ZOTERO_API_KEY`: Your Zotero API key.
  • `ZOTERO_USER_ID`: Your Zotero User ID (for personal libraries).
  • `ZOTERO_GROUP_ID`: Your Zotero Group ID (for group libraries).

Commands

  • `items`: List top-level items.
  • `add-doi [DOI]`: Add an item by DOI.
  • `add-isbn [ISBN]`: Add an item by ISBN.
  • `fetch-pdfs`: Automatically find and attach open-access PDFs.

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© License & Copyright

**Aut_Sci_Write** — Autonomous Scientific Writer

  • **Author**: Shuo Zhao
  • **License**: MIT License
  • **Copyright**: © 2026 Shuo Zhao. All rights reserved.
  • **Original Work**: This is an original work created by the author. No reproduction, redistribution, or commercial use without explicit permission.

**Permission is hereby granted**, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software... (**See the LICENSE file in the root directory for the full MIT terms.**)

--- *This skill is part of the Aut_Sci_Write suite. For full license terms, see the [LICENSE](../LICENSE) file in the project root.* ---

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