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Scholar Sidekick MCP Server

MCP server that catches AI-fabricated citations: verifies a claimed title against the real record at its DOI or PMID (the Topaz et al. Lancet 2026

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What is the Scholar Sidekick MCP Server?

MCP server that catches AI-fabricated citations: verifies a claimed title against the real record at its DOI or PMID (the Topaz et al. Lancet 2026 pattern), audits

The short version

All seven tools are read-only (readOnlyHint: true, destructiveHint: false). The exact tools/list payload — descriptions, JSON Schemas, and annotations — is committed as tools.json and ships in the npm tarball, so you can review the full tool surface without running anything.

  • Whole-bibliography audit — — auditBibliography runs that same check plus a retraction lookup across an entire reference list in one call, taking raw BibTeX, RIS, or CSL JSON and returning a per-entry verdict table with a corpus summary
  • Eight identifier types out of the box — — DOIs, PMIDs, PMCIDs, ISBNs, arXiv IDs, ISSNs, NASA ADS bibcodes, and WHO IRIS URLs (rare in citation tooling)
  • Batch-friendly resolve / format / export — — each accepts a single identifier or a comma- or newline-separated list; the server normalises the list and resolves them in one round trip
  • 10,000+ citation styles — — five hand-tuned builtins (Vancouver, AMA, APA, IEEE, CSE) plus any CSL style ID, with alias and dependent-style resolution
  • Nine export formats — — BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON, EndNote (XML/Refer), RefWorks, MEDLINE, Zotero RDF, CSV, plain text
  • Composable workflow — — chain resolveIdentifier → formatCitation → exportCitation in one prompt for an end-to-end "raw IDs → exportable bibliography" pipeline

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Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
verifyCitationVerify a claimed citation against the resolved record at its identifier. Detects the Topaz et al. (Lancet 2026) fabrication pattern — real DOI + invented title
auditBibliographyRun the verifyCitation check plus a retraction lookup across a whole bibliography in one call. Accepts raw BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON text, or a pre-parsed claims
resolveIdentifierResolve DOIs, PMIDs, PMCIDs, ISBNs, arXiv IDs, ISSNs, ADS bibcodes, and WHO IRIS URLs to structured bibliographic metadata (CSL JSON). Accepts a single identifi
formatCitationFormat one or many identifiers into Vancouver, AMA, APA, IEEE, CSE, or any of 10,000+ CSL styles. Output as text, HTML, or JSON. Returns formatted citations plu
exportCitationExport one or many identifiers to BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON, EndNote (XML/Refer), RefWorks, MEDLINE, Zotero RDF, CSV, or plain text — ready to write to disk or hand
checkRetractionCheck whether a single work has been retracted, corrected, or had an expression of concern raised. Sourced from Crossref updated-by (Retraction Watch). Resolves
checkOpenAccessCheck whether a single work is openly accessible and where to find the best legal version. Sourced from Unpaywall. Returns OA status (gold/green/hybrid/bronze/c

How to install the Scholar Sidekick MCP Server

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

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Scholar Sidekick MCP to verifyCitation.”
  • “Use Scholar Sidekick MCP to auditBibliography.”
  • “Use Scholar Sidekick MCP to resolveIdentifier.”

Frequently asked questions

MCP server that catches AI-fabricated citations: verifies a claimed title against the real record at its DOI or PMID (the Topaz et al. Lancet 2026 pattern), audits Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.

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