zotero-obsidian-bridge

# Zotero Obsidian Bridge Bridge **Zotero as the literature source of truth** with **Obsidian as the durable project knowledge base**. Use this skill when the user wants to: - collect and organize papers in Zotero, - read papers from Zotero MCP, - create or update one detailed paper note per paper under Obsidian `Papers/`, - synthesize those notes into `Knowledge/` notes, - verify that a whole Zotero collection has complete canonical note coverage, - visualize the literature structure as a default Obsidian canvas. ## Core stance - Zotero owns **collection, metadata, attachments, PDF full text, annotations**. - Obsidian owns **durable reading notes, project-facing literature knowledge, cross-note links, synthesis**. - Prefer **one canonical paper note per paper**. - Prefer **filesystem-first Obsidian notes**; do not require Obsidian MCP. - Use this as an **explicit, agent-first skill** for Zotero ingestion. - Prefer **`Papers/` + `Knowledge/`** as the default bridge targets. - Prefer **`Maps/literature.canvas`** as the default graph artifact. - Prefer a strong review schema inside each canonical paper note: - `Claim` - `Method` - `Evidence` - `Limitation` - `Direct relevance to repo` - `Relation to other papers` - Treat some Zotero `webpage` items as valid literature sources when they still expose useful metadata, attachment text, or fulltext. ## Default workflow 1. Resolve the current project via `$obsidian-project-memory`. - If the repo is already bound, ...