CiteNexus MCP Server

Search scholarly sources, verify references, and export citations with traceable evidence.

Local serverstdio

What is the CiteNexus MCP Server?

CiteNexus is an MCP integration. Search scholarly sources, verify references, and export citations with traceable evidence.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is cite-nexus-mcp, version 0.2.2. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares CITE_NEXUS_CONTACT_EMAIL: Optional Crossref polite-pool contact email; SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY: Optional Semantic Scholar account key; OPENALEX_API_KEY: Key for explicitly selected OpenAlex queries; account credits apply; SERPAPI_API_KEY: Key for explicitly selected commercial Google Scholar queries; SCOPUS_API_KEY: Key for explicitly selected Scopus queries; entitlement required; SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN: Optional Scopus institutional token; WOS_API_KEY: Key for explicitly selected Web of Science Starter queries; UNPAYWALL_EMAIL: Optional email for Unpaywall open-access enrichment.

This package has launch arguments in its registry record. Use the maintainer’s configuration for those arguments rather than launching it with only the package name.

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository · Project website. This profile uses version 0.2.2 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CITE_NEXUS_CONTACT_EMAILOptional Crossref polite-pool contact emailOptional
SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEYOptional Semantic Scholar account keyOptional
OPENALEX_API_KEYKey for explicitly selected OpenAlex queries; account credits applyOptional
SERPAPI_API_KEYKey for explicitly selected commercial Google Scholar queriesOptional
SCOPUS_API_KEYKey for explicitly selected Scopus queries; entitlement requiredOptional
SCOPUS_INSTTOKENOptional Scopus institutional tokenOptional
WOS_API_KEYKey for explicitly selected Web of Science Starter queriesOptional
UNPAYWALL_EMAILOptional email for Unpaywall open-access enrichmentOptional