Step 9: Run first test

9a. Start Zotero

Make sure Zotero 7 is open and active (the local API is only available when Zotero is running).

cd ~/Documents/ResearchVault
claude

Try the following prompts in Claude Code to verify everything works:

Test 1 — Zotero connection:

Search my Zotero library for recent additions and give an overview.

Test 2 — Retrieve a paper:

Find a paper about [a topic you have in Zotero] and write a literature note
to literature/ in Obsidian format.

Test 3 — Semantic search:

Use semantic search to find papers that are conceptually related to [topic].

Test 4 — Vault awareness:

Look at the structure of this vault and give a summary of what is already in it.

If all four tests work, the basic installation is complete.