Zotero chat, in your pocket
Chat with your
pocket Zotero.
Chat with any paper in your Zotero library, anywhere. Your whole library in your pocket — no computer, no digging, just answers.
Free · iOS 16.0 or newer · Not yet available in mainland China and the EU
Get DocsAgent.
DocsAgent lives on your iPhone — that's where you chat with your papers. The Mac app is the free companion that prepares your Zotero library for your phone.
DocsAgent for iPhone
Available nowChat with every paper and search your whole Zotero library from your pocket. Import your library once, then ask anywhere — no computer needed afterwards.
Free to start · No account required · Your library stays on your device
Not yet available in mainland China and the EU
DocsAgent for Mac
Companion · Available nowInstall it on the Mac where your Zotero library lives. It compresses your whole collection into a compact copy and hands it to your iPhone over your own network. Requires macOS 13 or newer, Apple silicon or Intel.
Free · Version 3.0.0 · Signed and notarized by Apple
From desk to pocket in minutes.
Full guide →01
Install DocsAgent for Mac
Download the Mac app and open it on the computer where your Zotero library lives. Both devices need to be on the same network — join your Mac's Wi-Fi on your phone, or turn on a personal hotspot from your phone and join it from your Mac.
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Let it pack your library
The Mac app compresses your whole Zotero library into a compact copy for your phone — you'll see progress as it works. When it's done, a QR code appears on your Mac.
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Scan and import
Scan the QR code with DocsAgent on your iPhone. Your library copies straight from your Mac to your phone over that network — never through our servers. Keep your phone open until it finishes.
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Add your key and ask
Connect any OpenAI-compatible model with your own key, then chat with any paper or ask your whole library at once.
Two core abilities. Zero busywork.
DocsAgent does two things extremely well — and nothing you didn't ask for. It's not a PDF reader; it's the fastest way to get answers out of your own research.
Chat with every paper
Tap any paper in your Zotero library and ask it anything — summaries, methods, results, or one specific detail. Answers come back grounded in that document, in seconds, right on your phone.
AI search across your whole library
Ask a question in plain language and DocsAgent finds the papers in your collection that answer it. No folder digging, no manual scrolling.
Any model you want
Use the latest frontier models from the provider you already trust, or connect a model service you deploy privately. Your key, your choice, your costs.
Private by design
Your library is copied directly from your computer to your phone over your own local network. No cloud upload, no third-party servers, no account required.
Built for your phone
Your library travels with you. Ask about any paper on the train, between meetings, or on the go — and pick the thread back up later.
More than Zotero
Zotero is just the start. DocsAgent is a mobile AI agent for your personal documents — Obsidian vaults and local files are on the roadmap.
See it in action.
Two ways to get answers: chat with a single paper, or ask your whole library at once.
Single paper
Ask any paper anything
Open a paper and get a summary, the methods, the results, or one specific detail — answered from that document alone.
Whole library
One question, every paper
Ask your library in plain language and let AI pull together an answer across everything you imported.
Pair, import, browse, and pick your model
Your library never touches our servers.
Imports travel directly between your computer and your phone over your own Wi-Fi. Chats live on your device. AI requests go to the provider you configure — including a model you host yourself. No account, no cloud copy, no surprises.
Your library, in your pocket.
Import your Zotero library once, and every paper in it becomes a conversation you can carry anywhere — no desk required.
Free Mac companion available now — download it here