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Accurate prediction of their binding sites is crucial for structural and functional annotation. We present MoM2, a web-accessible tool for predicting zinc-binding sites in protein 3D structures. MoM2 employs a graph neural network trained exclusively on spatial features specifically, C\u03b1 and C\u03b2 coordinates eliminating the need for templates or sequence-based heuristics. The tool efficiently processes entire proteomes within hours and demonstrates strong predictive performance. In a benchmark of 412 experimentally determined apo-structures, MoM2 outperformed existing methods, achieving the highest F1-score (55.7%) and the lowest false discovery rate (44.1%). The web interface supports input via structure files, PDB or UniProt IDs, and allows batch processing with customizable thresholds. As an independent validation, MoM2 correctly identified 18 out of 20 predicted zinc sites in SARS-CoV-2 proteins. 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