Zoteus

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  "name": "Zoteus",
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  "logo": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=zoteus.com&sz=128",
  "niche": "academic-reference-manager",
  "category": "research-knowledge-work",
  "short_summary": "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…",
  "task_performed": "unclear",
  "inputs_accepted": [],
  "outputs_produced": [],
  "integrations_available": [],
  "protocols_or_interfaces": [
    "MCP"
  ],
  "industry_fit": [],
  "autonomy_level": "unclear",
  "human_approval_needed": "unclear",
  "pricing_model": "unclear",
  "price": {
    "observed": true,
    "billing": "freemium",
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    "monthly_usd": 7.84,
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        "commitment": "monthly",
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        "billing_verified": true
      },
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      "notes": [
        "prices in EUR as published; USD figures are conversions at 2026-10-25"
      ],
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "Lab",
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          "kind": "base_subscription",
          "billed": "monthly"
        },
        {
          "name": "Department",
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        }
      ]
    },
    "summary": "Free plan; paid from €7/mo. Zoteus is free to self-host, while hosted plans start at €7/month for one researcher and rise to €99/month for labs and €299/month for departments.",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://zoteus.com/pricing/",
    "checked_at": "2026-10-25T03:35:14.396Z",
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    "display": "From $7.84/mo",
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        "highlights": [
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        ],
        "price_annual": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Individual",
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          "€69/year annual option",
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          "Hosted and maintained",
          "Email support"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      },
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        "name": "Lab",
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          "€990/year annual option",
          "Up to 10 seats",
          "Shared Zotero group libraries",
          "Priority email support"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      },
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        "name": "Department",
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          "€2,990/year annual option",
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          "Institutional onboarding",
          "Named institutional contact"
        ],
        "price_annual": null
      }
    ],
    "source": "render+llm"
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  "evidence_quality": "unclear",
  "entity_type": "mcp_server",
  "regulated_data_suitability": "unclear",
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    "https://zoteus.com/"
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-10-25",
  "profile_checked": null,
  "price_checked": "2026-10-25",
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    "a2a": null,
    "api": null,
    "protocols": [
      "MCP"
    ],
    "install": null,
    "repository": null,
    "note": "Speaks MCP but publishes no endpoint we could verify — check the docs/website."
  },
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    "install": null,
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        "plan_name:hosted"
      ],
      "excerpt": null,
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      "observed_day": "2026-10-25",
      "age_days": 1,
      "hosted_evidence": "plan \"Self-hosted\"",
      "rule": "deploy-v1"
    }
  },
  "licence": {
    "name": null,
    "note": "No named licence found in the retained page text or source attributes. A public repository alone does not establish an open-source licence.",
    "evidence": null
  },
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    "price": {
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      "last_observed_day": "2026-10-25",
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      "note": "verified = the page-text gate ran for that scan day (day-before/day-of text check)"
    },
    "agent_card": {
      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "no Agent Card URL recorded for this listing"
    },
    "endpoint": {
      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "endpoint not yet checked"
    }
  },
  "price_applies_to": "self-host plan \"Self-hosted\" is Free; the 7.84 USD/month floor is the hosted/paid tier",
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    },
    "note": "Change of the group's price index over the last 90 days. Call get_group_fair_price with group_id for tier and payment-model detail.",
    "page": "https://agentery.com/aepi/groups/30"
  },
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    "alive": true,
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    "uptime_7d": 1,
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    "unit_cost": null
  },
  "reported_success": null,
  "feedback": "If you actually use this provider, call report_outcome with the result. Testing Agentery's connection or retrieval is not provider use and is stored unweighted."
}