Settings and configuration
Zotero folder
Section titled “Zotero folder”InScien finds Zotero automatically. If it does not, open Settings and set the Zotero data
folder, the one that holds zotero.sqlite and storage/.
- macOS and Linux: usually
~/Zotero - Windows: usually
C:\Users\you\Zotero
InScien reads a private copy of the Zotero database and never writes to Zotero.
Environment variables
Section titled “Environment variables”All optional.
| Variable | Effect |
|---|---|
INSCIEN_HOME |
Where data goes |
ZOTERO_DATA_DIR |
The Zotero data folder, when it is not detected |
INSCIEN_CONTACT_EMAIL |
Sent to OpenAlex and Crossref for their faster polite pool |
S2_API_KEY |
A Semantic Scholar API key, for higher rate limits |
INSCIEN_TTS_DEVICE |
cuda to narrate on an NVIDIA GPU |
INSCIEN_SEARCH_DEVICE |
cuda to index and rerank on an NVIDIA GPU |
INSCIEN_LLM_MODEL |
The Ollama model for Ask and the rerank (qwen2.5:7b-instruct) |
INSCIEN_LLM_URL |
Where Ollama answers (http://127.0.0.1:11434) |
INSCIEN_HIDDEN_COLLECTIONS |
Top-level Zotero collections to leave out, comma-separated |
INSCIEN_READONLY |
1 refuses every change except listening progress |
Everything InScien writes is in one folder, INSCIEN_HOME:
| OS | Default |
|---|---|
| Linux | ~/.local/share/inscien |
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/inscien |
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\inscien |
To move or back up your data, move or copy that folder.