Zotero Dev Rules

Zotero is an open-source reference manager. Developers extend it three ways: the Web API (https://api.zotero.org) for online libraries, plugins / the internal JavaScript API for the desktop client, and translators (JS scrapers/converters). Citations come from CSL styles via citeproc-js. This skill mirrors https://www.zotero.org/support/dev so you can answer Zotero dev questions and build integrations without re-fetching.

When to use this skill

• Reading from / writing to a Zotero library over the Web API (items, collections, tags, searches).
• File attachment upload, full-library or partial syncing, streaming (WebSocket) updates, OAuth.
• Building or debugging a Zotero plugin (7–10 bootstrapped era; Zotero 10 migration notes included); scripting the client via its JavaScript API / Run JavaScript.
• Finding an existing open-source plugin with similar functionality (to study its code) before building a new one.
• Writing or fixing a translator (web/import/export/search) and testing it in Scaffold.
• Creating or editing CSL citation styles; working with citeproc-js / citeproc-node.

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