Marvin-LiJunZan PaperNotes (Codex + Zotero Literature Bridge)
PaperNotes bridges your Zotero reference library with LLM agentic research workflows, automating literature card creation, annotation extraction, and structured reading logs.
Capabilities
Zotero Library Synchronization:
- Reads Better BibTeX exports, Zotero SQLite databases, or local Zotero storage.
- Extracts title, authors, publication date, abstract, collections, and PDF attachment paths.
Structured Literature Note Generation: Generates standard Atomic Research Notes (
.md) formatted for Obsidian/Logseq/Notion:- Metadata Frontmatter (DOI, Citekey, Tags, Reading Date)
- One-Sentence Core Takeaway
- Key Methodology & Experimental Setups
- Direct Quotes & Figure Highlights
- Critical Limitations & Personal Ideas
Bi-directional Feedback:
- Write synthesized LLM summaries and literature review tags back into Zotero child notes.
Quick Usage
# Generate a reading note card from a BibTeX entry or paper title
python scripts/zotero_notes.py --citekey "li2024concrete" --output "notes/"
# Batch convert a BibTeX file into markdown research cards
python scripts/zotero_notes.py --bib "library.bib" --output "notes/"