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Hey HN, I'm Logan. Built DeepTutor after running a beta signup last month. Got 200 researchers in 48 hours. Asked them to screen share their workflow. What I
by loganye 1y ago
Hey HN,
I'm Logan. Built DeepTutor after running a beta signup last month.
Got 200 researchers in 48 hours. Asked them to screen share their workflow.
What I saw: Copy text from Zotero → paste into ChatGPT → upload PDF to NotebookLM → back to Zotero → repeat.
Everyone was doing this tab circus just to ask questions about their own papers.
So I forked Zotero and embedded the chat directly into the library.
Technical bits:
- Built on Zotero's open source codebase
- One-click import of existing workspaces
- Understands figures/tables, cites exact locations
- Agent mode: chat with entire library without manual file selection
Current state:
- Some plugin compatibility issues (fixing)
- PDF only for now
- Paragraph-level highlights (working toward word-level)
Next: MCP integration with Claude Code.
Try it: https://deeptutor.knowhiz.us/ https://deeptutor.knowhiz.us/
Happy to discuss architecture or product decisions.