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Replication Checker for Zotero

by forrtproject · github.com/forrtproject/flora-zotero

Zotero Replication Checker Plugin (privacy-first local matching to FLoRA)

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Downloads a .xpi file (0.3 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
11
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
2,325
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
9
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because it contacts the developer's server: rep-api.forrt.org, and 2 more findings
Applies to v0.1.14, released 28 Aug 2026Code checked · tested installed in Zotero 10.0.3 on 27 Sep 2026
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code, uploaded by the project's automated GitHub buildThe release file was uploaded by the project's automated GitHub build. We haven't yet rebuilt it from the source to compare.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesContacts the developer's server: rep-api.forrt.org3 addresses in 2 groups.MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Developer's servers (1)
rep-api.forrt.org
Scholarly services (2)
doi.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.osf.ionamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Where we found it
rep-api.forrt.orgcontent/scripts/replicationChecker.js · line 9977
this.apiUrl = "https://rep-api.forrt.org/v1/prefix-lookup";
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 2 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Uses the clipboardlowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/replicationChecker.js · line 6718

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptcontent/scripts/replicationChecker.js · line 6674

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✓ works
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 28 Aug 20269 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Korean, Portuguese and Chinese
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What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically

We haven't detected any setup requirements. That isn't the same as none: check the developer's README.

Where your data goes

We found: contacts the developer's server: rep-api.forrt.org. 3 addresses in 2 groups.

Developer's servers (1)
rep-api.forrt.org
Scholarly services (2)
doi.orgnamed in its codeosf.ionamed in its code
Evidence · file and line
rep-api.forrt.orgcontent/scripts/replicationChecker.js · line 9977
this.apiUrl = "https://rep-api.forrt.org/v1/prefix-lookup";

Forks and alternatives

1 other plugin uses the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 2 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Replication Checker for Zotero to make their own versions and kept its ID.Show what this means
  • You can only have one. Zotero sees them as the same plugin.
  • Installing another replaces it. If you install one of the others, it takes this one's place.
  • Check what you install. Several share this plugin's name, so make sure the file comes from the one you meant.
Replication Checker for Zotero · this pluginforrtproject/flora-zoteroBUse with care2,32528 Aug 2026
See all 2 and how they differ →

1 listed fork.

The developer's response

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Before you install: It contacts the developer's server: rep-api.forrt.org, and 2 more findings.Read the finding