INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL
format_manual_citation
Use this when the user wants a citation generator, a reference generator apa or a works cited generator for a source they type in that has no DOI or ISBN: a book, a journal article, a chapter or a web page.
LIVE ENDPOINT
https://citation-generator.zovo.one/mcp
Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for format_manual_citation and invoke it with your own arguments.
Indexed input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.
Parent server
CONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.citation-generator]
url = "https://citation-generator.zovo.one/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"citation-generator": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://citation-generator.zovo.one/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: citation-generator
Remote MCP URL: https://citation-generator.zovo.one/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"citation-generator": {
"url": "https://citation-generator.zovo.one/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"citation-generator": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://citation-generator.zovo.one/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "citation-generator",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://citation-generator.zovo.one/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
generate_citations— Use this when the user wants to cite this for me, build a works cited list or a reference generator: give a DOI, an ISBN or a list of them and get APA 7, MLA 9 or Chicago citations plus BibTeX and RIS files.