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"args": ["-y", "github:TomBener/devonthink-mcp"],
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"env": {
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"BIBLIOGRAPHY_JSON": "/path/to/bibliography.json"
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// "BIBLIOGRAPHY_BIB": "/path/to/bibliography.bib"
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}
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}
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}
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"args": ["-y", "github:TomBener/devonthink-mcp"],
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"env": {
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"BIBLIOGRAPHY_JSON": "/path/to/bibliography.json"
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// "BIBLIOGRAPHY_BIB": "/path/to/bibliography.bib"
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}
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}
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Bibliography attachments stored in DEVONthink can be matched to exported bibliography metadata. The MCP server inspects both JSON and BibTeX exports and prefers JSON when both are present.
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1. Export your bibliography library (or a subset) to `bibliography.json` and/or `bibliography.bib`.
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1. Export your bibliography library (or a subset) to `.json` or `.bib` in Zotero.
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2. Point the server at the exports via environment variables before launching it (using Claude's MCP configuration or your shell):
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```bash
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export BIBLIOGRAPHY_JSON="/path/to/bibliography.json" # optional
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export BIBLIOGRAPHY_BIB="/path/to/bibliography.bib" # optional
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export BIBLIOGRAPHY_JSON="/path/to/bibliography.json"
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export BIBLIOGRAPHY_BIB="/path/to/bibliography.bib"
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```
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- Supplying only one file is fine—the server detects whether you provided a `.json` or `.bib` path and uses it automatically.

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