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This is the external-tool API split requested during the review of #92.
What this PR adds
A public API that allows other Zotero plugins to register custom MCP tools through:
Zotero.ZoteroMCP.apiThe API exposes:
registerTool(def): booleanunregisterTool(name): booleanunregisterAllTools(pluginID): numbergetRegisteredTools()isToolRegistered(name)onToolListChanged(callback)Tool registration
External tool definitions support:
pluginIDRegistered tools are exposed through the existing MCP
tools/listand dispatched through the existing MCP server.Safety and compatibility
export_bibliography,get_citation, andlist_citation_stylesare reservedsync_bibandcitenames are also reservedpluginIDremains optionalThis keeps the public API compatible with the implementation discussed in #92.
Lifecycle
The registry is process-wide and survives MCP server restarts. Third-party plugins can unregister individual tools or clean up all tools associated with their
pluginIDduring shutdown.The PR also includes:
Scope
This PR contains only the external tool registration API.
It does not include:
sync_bib/citeValidation
mainnpm testpassesnpm run buildpassespluginID, duplicate/reserved names, andsync_bib/citereservationRelated: #92