zotero_get_recent

What zotero_get_recent does on Zotero MCP

AI agents call zotero_get_recent to retrieve information from Zotero MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why zotero_get_recent is rated Low

This tool appears to retrieve or list recent items from the user's Zotero research library without modifying data. It has no side effects—it simply fetches existing records. The server context (searching library, accessing content, getting summaries) supports this as a Read operation. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an AI agent, as it only exposes data the user already possesses.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'zotero_get_recent' indicates retrieval of recent items from the Zotero library. The sibling tools include search, fetch, and various add/create operations, positioning this tool in the data retrieval category.

The rule that runs zotero_get_recent safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Zotero MCP, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For zotero_get_recent, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "zotero_get_recent": {}
  }
}

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