Codex for Zotero v0.7.2 — Refined toolbar

Refine the sidebar composer toolbar.

• Replace font-based plus/send/stop glyphs with centered vector icons.
• Align attachment, model, annotation, and send controls to one center line and a shared 30px height.
• Add a compact model selector with a custom chevron, consistent annotation spacing, neutral hover states, and keyboard focus outlines.
• Remove inherited native button padding/margins that displaced icons.

Validation: existing offline tests passed; native Zotero layout checks passed at 280px, 360px, and 520px widths in both light and dark schemes. Plugin, local bridge, and installed XPI were verified as 0.7.2.

Install codex-for-zotero-0.7.2.xpi through Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear menu → Install Plugin From File…, or use Zotero's plugin update check. The optional skill archive is unchanged in behavior.

Requires macOS, Zotero 10.0.x, Node.js 22+, and an authenticated compatible local Codex. See the English README for setup.

Codex for Zotero v0.7.1 — Images and video

Image input and media replies

• Attach images with the + button, paste screenshots, or drag image files into the sidebar.
• Preview/remove attachments before sending; send image-only messages or combine images with text.
• Forward persistent image snapshots as native Codex localImage input, including in follow-up turns; restore images in native chat history.
• Display reply images inline and click to expand them.
• Play supported MP4/WebM/MOV replies inline with controls and seeking; retain the player while reply text streams.
• Load remote media only after an explicit click. Video website pages remain normal links; playback requires a supported codec.

Limits: 8 images per message, 20 MB each, 50 MB total. The selected Codex model/provider must accept image input. Local reply media must be saved inside the configured paper-reading working directory. Native generated-image results need inline data or a local saved file; file-ID-only results show a notice to continue in Codex.

Installation

Download codex-for-zotero-0.7.1.xpi and install it through Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear menu → Install Plugin From File…. Existing public installations can also use Zotero's plugin update check.

Requires macOS, Zotero 10.0.x, Node.js 22+, and a compatible authenticated local Codex installation. Sidebar labels are Chinese. See the English README for setup and optional skills.

Validation and privacy

• 31 offline JavaScript tests and 8 annotation tests passed.
• Real Zotero checks covered clipboard paste, file-input selection, drag/drop, attachment removal, image expansion, video metadata/controls/seeking, and image-only message forwarding.
• A native Codex image turn correctly identified the blue line in a synthetic chart; native history retained the image.
• Control/upload routes require bearer authentication. Local media uses private, random, file-scoped URLs and validates resolved workspace paths and binary signatures. Video streaming supports byte ranges.
• Source and release archives passed privacy and secret scans. Real papers, chat history, credentials, and private verification screenshots are excluded.

Local wiring does not imply offline inference: Codex can send paper/image content to its configured provider. Review SECURITY.md.

Release assets include the installable .xpi, optional skills ZIP, Zotero update manifest, and SHA256SUMS.

Codex for Zotero v0.6.0

First public release of Codex for Zotero.

Read and discuss the current paper in Zotero's right sidebar using your local Codex App Server, with native sessions, model selection, Markdown/MathML rendering, PDF citations, and clear progress states.

Install

1. Download codex-for-zotero-0.6.0.xpi below.
2. In Zotero, choose Tools → Plugins → gear menu → Install Plugin From File….
3. Ensure Node.js 22+ and an authenticated, compatible Codex installation are available. Set executable paths in the sidebar connection settings if discovery fails.
4. To enable the annotation button and library organization, download codex-for-zotero-skills-0.6.0.zip and install its two skill directories as described in the English README.

Compatibility: macOS, verified on Apple Silicon with Zotero 10.0.7 and desktop-bundled Codex 0.166.0-alpha.5.1. Zotero compatibility is limited to 10.0.x. Windows and Linux are not currently supported. Sidebar labels and skill instructions are Chinese.

Included

• Per-paper, multi-turn native Codex chats with first-turn local PDF references.
• Model selection, session history/title editing, cancellation, and forwarded permission prompts.
• Enter to send, Shift + Enter for newlines, and IME-aware input.
• Sanitized Markdown, MathML formulas, compact PDF citation buttons, and contained scrolling.
• Background native highlights with Chinese comments and a title-level paper summary.
• Collection-aware imports with duplicate detection and nested collection creation.
• English documentation, MIT license, CI, privacy checks, and dependency license notices.

Assets and verification

• .xpi: installable Zotero plugin; use this instead of GitHub's source ZIP.
• skills-0.6.0.zip: optional annotation and library-management Codex skills.
• updates.json: Zotero update manifest with the XPI SHA-256 digest.
• SHA256SUMS: checksums for all three assets above.

Offline checks: 24 JavaScript tests and 8 generated-PDF annotation tests passed. Source, packaged files, and Git history passed privacy/secret scans. No personal papers, chat transcripts, credentials, or library screenshots are included. Clean-checkout builds were compared with the release artifacts.

Privacy: the integration runs locally, but Codex can send paper content and prompts to its configured model provider. This is not an offline-inference guarantee. See Security and privacy.