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# Research library citation and literature review search

Query reference collections, extract passage citations, and organize academic papers

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askLiterature query received
- ThenSearch records and inspect PDFs
- ResultSummarized findings with citations

Connect your research reference database directly to chat workflows to search academic papers by topic or metadata, pull specific PDF excerpts with citations, and review literature findings without manual lookup.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

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When asked about a topic or paper, query the reference database to find relevant documents. Extract supporting excerpts and page citations from the corresponding PDF files before answering. When proposing changes like creating new collections, updating tags, or adding new reference entries, show the details and wait for user approval before modifying the library. Never delete any reference item without explicit confirmation.
```

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## Tools it uses

ChatDatabaseNotesPDF files

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- research
- citations
- literature-review
- pdf
- bibliography

## Source

[zotero-mcp: Zotero MCP: Connects your Zotero research library with Claude and other AI assistants via the Model Context Protocol to discuss ](https://github.com/54yyyu/zotero-mcp)
GitHub · checked 2026-10-15

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