ZOTERO RESEARCH WORKSPACE · OPEN SOURCE

Collect the literature. Keep the evidence in sight.

SeerAI brings source-aware chat, semantic search, and structured extraction into a Zotero-centered workflow. You choose the papers, provider, and next action.

The plugin is MIT-licensed. Cloud sync is optional.

WORKSPACE VIEWSELECTED SOURCES
SeerAI workspace showing a comparison across selected papers with the active source set visible
Ask within a defined paper set, then return to the underlying source.

Product facts

LICENSE
MIT open source
HOST
Runs with Zotero
AI ACCESS
Bring your own provider keys
CLOUD
Optional sync and collaboration

THE RESEARCH LEDGER · 01–04

A workflow organized around the work.

Move from a library to an inspectable answer without giving up control of source scope.

  1. 01

    Collect

    Work from papers and metadata already organized in Zotero.

  2. 02

    Read

    Inspect full text, context, and the documents included in the current workspace.

  3. 03

    Ask

    Search semantically or ask questions against the paper set you select.

  4. 04

    Verify

    Return from generated output to source excerpts and structured comparison tables.

SeerAI paper table with extracted methodology, outcomes, limitations, and user-defined columns
TABLE VIEW · Extracted details remain arranged by paper and field for inspection.

CAPABILITY RECORD

Outputs stay connected to a research task.

ASK
Chat with selected papers and receive streaming responses.
FIND
Use semantic search to locate related material in the working set.
COMPARE
Extract paper details into structured tables for review.
PROVIDERS
Configure supported hosted providers or local models such as Ollama.

OWNERSHIP · LOCAL FIRST

The plugin works without a SeerAI subscription.

Use your own AI-provider credentials with the open-source plugin. Provider credentials and device-local caches do not sync.

Add a cloud plan only when you want workspace sync, SeerAI Cloud file storage, or collaboration features.

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PLANS · SAME OPEN-SOURCE CORE

Pay for cloud services, not access to the plugin.

Every plan includes the open-source Zotero plugin and BYOK support. Paid plans add sync, storage, devices, and team capabilities according to the plan ledger.

PLAN · FREE

Free

Everything local, bring your own keys

$0
  • Full open-source Zotero plugin included
  • Bring your own AI keys (BYOK) included
  • Multi-device workspace sync not included
  • SeerAI Cloud file storage not included
  • Real-time team collaboration not included
  • SAML / OIDC SSO not included
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PLAN · SOLO

Sync Solo

Your whole workspace on every device

$5/mo

or $48/yr (save 2 months)

  • Full open-source Zotero plugin included
  • Bring your own AI keys (BYOK) included
  • Multi-device workspace sync included
  • SeerAI Cloud file storage included
  • Real-time team collaboration not included
  • SAML / OIDC SSO not included
Get Started

Founder and institutional options are included in the full comparison. Compare all plans

NEXT VALID ACTION

Choose how you want to begin.

01 · LOCAL

Install the open-source plugin

Use SeerAI in Zotero with your own provider credentials. No sync account is required.

Open GitHub releases

02 · SYNC

Create a SeerAI account

Start an account for cloud sync and plan management, then connect the Zotero plugin.

Create an account