zotero-dev-ruleslisted

Authoritative reference and rules for developing with Zotero — the Web API v3 (read/write requests, file upload, syncing, streaming, OAuth, item types & fields), the desktop client's internal JavaScript API, building Zotero 7 plugins, writing translators (web/import/export/search), and creating/editing CSL citation styles. Use whenever the user asks to query or write to a Zotero library via the API, build or debug a Zotero plugin, write a Zotero translator, work with citeproc-js / CSL styles, sync Zotero data programmatically, or script the Zotero client.
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# 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 7 plugin**; 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. ## Reference index — load the file you need | File | Covers | | ------ | -------- | | `references/web-api.md` | Base URL, auth/API keys, versioning, read requests, write requests, batch, file upload, item types/fields, syncing algorithm, streaming API, OAuth | | `references/client-and-plugins.md` | Internal JavaScript API (Zotero.Items/Item/Search/DB/Notifier), Run Jav