Agent skill

Zotero Style Guide

by wentorai in wentorai/research-plugins

Feature-rich Zotero plugin for UI customization and styling. An agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Zotero Style Guide

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill zotero-style-guide -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins zotero-style-guide --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tools/document/zotero-style-guide .claude/skills/zotero-style-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
zotero-style-guide
GitHub stars
298
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
132 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
405
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Feature-rich Zotero plugin for UI customization and styling. An agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.

  • Works in 5 steps: Library organization: Visual columns for… → Reading tracking: Progress bars for… → Impact assessment: IF and citation count… → …
  • Tasks that involve Citation management
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Installation, Custom Columns and Tag Styling, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Zotero Style Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Feature-rich Zotero plugin for UI customization and styling

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Research & Science, covering Citation management. It works with Zotero. The repository describes itself as: 350+ academic research skills, MCP configs, and plugins for Research-Claw and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Citation management

Example prompts

  • “/zotero-style-guide”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Library organization: Visual columns for quick paper assessment
  2. Reading tracking: Progress bars for paper reading status
  3. Impact assessment: IF and citation count at a glance
  4. Visual tagging: Color-coded categorization system
  5. Custom workflows: Plugin integration for automated organization

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf44b3c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json, bash, javascript and markdown).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • zotero.org
    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Zotero Style Guide loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 20 tokens; SKILL.md has 132 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~20
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from wentorai/research-plugins at commit bf44b3c, republished under its MIT licence (© wentorai). 132 words, ~1,141 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/zotero-style-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
zotero-style-guide
description
Feature-rich Zotero plugin for UI customization and styling

Zotero Style Guide

Overview

Zotero Style is one of the most popular Zotero plugins, adding extensive UI customization capabilities — custom columns (IF, citation count, reading progress), color-coded tags, visual indicators, and workflow enhancements. It transforms Zotero's default interface into a more informative and visually organized research library. Essential for researchers managing large paper collections.

Installation

bash
# Download latest .xpi from GitHub releases
# In Zotero: Tools → Add-ons → Install Add-on From File

# Or install via Zotero Plugin Market
# 1. Install zotero-addons plugin first
# 2. Search "Zotero Style" in the marketplace

Custom Columns

Impact Factor Column
json
// Preferences → Zotero Style → Columns
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "IF",
      "field": "extra",
      "regex": "IF:\\s*([\\d.]+)",
      "width": 60,
      "sortable": true
    }
  ]
}
Citation Count Column
json
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Citations",
      "field": "extra",
      "regex": "Citations:\\s*(\\d+)",
      "width": 70,
      "sortable": true,
      "format": "number"
    }
  ]
}
Reading Progress Column
json
{
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Progress",
      "type": "progress",
      "width": 100,
      "display": "bar",
      "colors": {
        "0-25": "#EF4444",
        "25-75": "#F59E0B",
        "75-100": "#10B981"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Tag Styling

json
// Color-coded tags for visual organization
{
  "tagStyles": {
    "#important": {
      "color": "#EF4444",
      "emoji": "🔴",
      "position": "left"
    },
    "#to-read": {
      "color": "#3B82F6",
      "emoji": "📖",
      "position": "left"
    },
    "#methodology": {
      "color": "#8B5CF6",
      "position": "left"
    },
    "#dataset": {
      "color": "#10B981",
      "position": "left"
    }
  }
}

Item Indicators

json
// Visual indicators in item list
{
  "indicators": {
    "hasAnnotations": {
      "icon": "📝",
      "tooltip": "Has annotations"
    },
    "hasNotes": {
      "icon": "🗒️",
      "tooltip": "Has notes"
    },
    "isRetracted": {
      "icon": "⚠️",
      "color": "#EF4444",
      "tooltip": "Retracted paper"
    }
  }
}

Workflow Integration

javascript
// Zotero Style works with other plugins

// With zotero-actions-tags: auto-tag on read
// With zotero-better-bibtex: show citekey column
// With zotero-pdf-translate: translation indicators
// With zoplicate: duplicate detection badges

// Custom column from Better BibTeX citekey
{
  "columns": [{
    "name": "CiteKey",
    "field": "citationKey",
    "width": 120,
    "plugin": "better-bibtex"
  }]
}

Layout Customization

json
{
  "layout": {
    "itemPane": {
      "sections": ["info", "tags", "notes", "related"],
      "defaultTab": "info"
    },
    "columns": {
      "defaultVisible": [
        "title", "creator", "year", "IF",
        "Citations", "Progress", "tags"
      ],
      "defaultSort": {
        "field": "year",
        "direction": "desc"
      }
    },
    "density": "compact"
  }
}
markdown
### Suggested Columns
1. Title (auto)
2. Creator/Authors (auto)
3. Year (auto)
4. Publication
5. IF (from Extra field)
6. Citations (from Extra field)
7. Reading Progress (bar)
8. Tags (color-coded)
9. CiteKey (if using BibTeX)

### Suggested Tags
- 🔴 #critical — Must-read papers
- 🟡 #review — Review/survey papers
- 🔵 #methodology — Methods papers
- 🟢 #dataset — Dataset papers
- 🟣 #baseline — Baseline/comparison
- ⬜ #to-read — Reading queue

Use Cases

  1. Library organization: Visual columns for quick paper assessment
  2. Reading tracking: Progress bars for paper reading status
  3. Impact assessment: IF and citation count at a glance
  4. Visual tagging: Color-coded categorization system
  5. Custom workflows: Plugin integration for automated organization

References

© wentorai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/tools/document/zotero-style-guide of wentorai/research-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf44b3c

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in wentorai/research-plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Works with

Questions about Zotero Style Guide

What does Zotero Style Guide do?

Feature-rich Zotero plugin for UI customization and styling. An agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Zotero Style Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.

When should I use Zotero Style Guide?

Zotero Style Guide fits situations like: tasks that involve Citation management.

How do I install Zotero Style Guide in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill zotero-style-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tools/document/zotero-style-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/zotero-style-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Zotero Style Guide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill zotero-style-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tools/document/zotero-style-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/zotero-style-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Zotero Style Guide in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill zotero-style-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/zotero-style-guide, .gemini/skills/zotero-style-guide, .github/skills/zotero-style-guide and .opencode/skills/zotero-style-guide in your project.

What does Zotero Style Guide need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Zotero Style Guide is instructions for the agent only.

Does Zotero Style Guide access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: zotero.org and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Zotero Style Guide safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Zotero Style Guide use?

Zotero Style Guide is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Zotero Style Guide use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Zotero Style Guide?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Zotero Style Guide: Systematic Review Screener (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Citation Verification Guide (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars), Cnki Export (cookjohn/cnki-skills, 983 stars) and Annotate Paper (54yyyu/zotero-mcp, 5.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Zotero Style Guide?

wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 405 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 19, 2026.

Source: wentorai/research-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.