zotero_search_by_citation_key

What zotero_search_by_citation_key does on Zotero MCP

AI agents call zotero_search_by_citation_key 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_search_by_citation_key is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries data from the Zotero library using a citation key as a search parameter. It has no side effects and does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The empty description lowers confidence slightly, but the naming convention and context from sibling tools strongly indicate a read-only search function.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'zotero_search_by_citation_key' indicates a search operation. Sibling tools include 'search' and 'fetch' which are clearly read operations, and the server description emphasizes 'search your library' and 'access content' as core functions.

The rule that runs zotero_search_by_citation_key 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_search_by_citation_key, this is the rule to start with:

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

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