io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp

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Scholar Sidekick

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Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.

Summary by lookupd

Verifies citations against resolved DOI records, checks retractions and open access, and formats or exports bibliographies in many…

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http scholar-sidekick https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add scholar-sidekick -- npx -y scholar-sidekick-mcp

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add scholar-sidekick --url https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add scholar-sidekick -- npx -y scholar-sidekick-mcp

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick": {
      "url": "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (7 tools)

Publisher-provided text

• verifyCitation Verify a claimed citation against the resolved record at its identifier. Detects the dominant AI-driven fabrication pattern documented by Topaz et al. (Lancet 2
• auditBibliography Verify a WHOLE bibliography in one call — the batch counterpart to verifyCitation. Each entry runs the same fabrication check (real, resolvable identifier paire
• checkRetraction Check whether a single scholarly work has been retracted, corrected, or had an expression of concern raised. Use when the user asks 'has this paper been retract
• checkOpenAccess Check whether a single scholarly work is openly accessible and where to find the best legal version. Use when the user asks 'is this open access?', 'where can I
• resolveIdentifier Resolve scholarly identifiers to structured CSL JSON metadata (title, authors, journal, year, identifiers). Use when the user wants raw bibliographic data to in
• formatCitation Format scholarly identifiers into a finished citation in a specific style. Use when the user wants a paste-ready citation string for a manuscript, slide, messag
• exportCitation Export scholarly identifiers to a bibliography file format ready to write to disk or paste into a reference manager. Use when the user wants a file (.bib, .ris,

Details

• Version: 0.8.13
• Transports: streamable-http, stdio
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 676 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T09:41:11.440Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-01T09:41:11.775Z
• Repository: https://github.com/mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp
• Website: https://scholar-sidekick.com/mcp

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