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zotero-ai-butler

by zhiqing0205 · github.com/zhiqing0205/zotero-AI-Butler

【Zotero AI 管家】调用大模型，自动精读论文库里的论文，总结为Zotero笔记。支持主流大模型平台！您只需像往常一样把文献丢进 Zotero， 管家会自动帮您精读论文，将文章揉碎了总结为笔记，让您“十分钟完全了解”这篇论文！

Reading & PDFsAI & summaries
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Downloads a .xpi file (4.6 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
0
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
11
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
6
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding
Applies to v3.2.0, released 26 Jan 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8.
Fork of steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-ButlerA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same ID7 other plugins share this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
Documentation in Chinese onlyOur summary is in English, but the plugin's own docs and support are in Chinese.
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 steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler, another listed project with the same add-on IDZotero will update it on Zotero 8 to version 3.8.0 from steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler on GitHub (rated: Review the details)
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify6 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
AI services (6)
api.anthropic.comapi.openai.comapi.siliconflow.cnnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.ark.cn-beijing.volces.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.comopenrouter.ai
Where we found it
api.anthropic.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 3534
const baseUrl = (options.apiUrl || "https://api.anthropic.com").replace(
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 2298
const apiUrl = (options.apiUrl || "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions").trim();
ark.cn-beijing.volces.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 4518
const baseUrl = (options.apiUrl || "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/responses").replace(/\/$/, "");
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 4 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.Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.Runs code it assembles while runninglowLow concern.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/aiButler.js · line 37783

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/aiButler.js · line 37739

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 · not 9, 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 7, 8Detected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 26 Jan 20266 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
LanguagesDocumentation in Chinese onlyInterface: English and Chinese
No further detail for this area yet.
We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

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
  • Zotero 7, 8Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 6 addresses in 1 group.

AI services (6)
api.anthropic.comapi.openai.comapi.siliconflow.cnnamed in its codeark.cn-beijing.volces.comgenerativelanguage.googleapis.comopenrouter.ai
Evidence · file and line
api.anthropic.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 3534
const baseUrl = (options.apiUrl || "https://api.anthropic.com").replace(
api.openai.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 2298
const apiUrl = (options.apiUrl || "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions").trim();
ark.cn-beijing.volces.comcontent/scripts/aiButler.js · line 4518
const baseUrl = (options.apiUrl || "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/responses").replace(/\/$/, "");

Forks and alternatives

Fork of steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler.

7 other plugins use the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 8 plugins carry the same one, because people copied zotero-ai-butler 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.
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zotero-ai-butlerCopy · steven-jianhao-li/zotero-AI-Butler-FangA+Recommended43 Aug 2026
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Before you install: A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding.Read the finding
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