INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

verify_citation

Check whether a claimed citation matches the real record at its identifier — catches the real-DOI + fabricated-title pattern (Topaz et al.

scholar-sidekick.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/apps/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for verify_citation and invoke it with your own arguments.

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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.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.scholar-sidekick-app]
url = "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/apps/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-app": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/apps/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: scholar-sidekick-app
Remote MCP URL: https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/apps/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": {
    "scholar-sidekick-app": {
      "url": "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/apps/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-app": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/apps/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "scholar-sidekick-app",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/apps/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

audit_citations — Check a WHOLE reference list in one call — the batch counterpart to verify_citation.
format_citation — Resolve one to five scholarly identifiers (DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv, ISSN, ADS bibcode, WHO IRIS URL) and format them in a citation style (Vancouver, APA, AMA, IEEE, CSE, or any of 10,000+ CSL styles).
check_retraction — Check whether a work has been retracted, corrected, or had an expression of concern raised (Crossref / Retraction Watch).