{"slug":"mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp","name":"Scholar Sidekick MCP","description":"Resolve, format, and export academic citations from any AI assistant","category":"other","tags":[],"official":false,"stars":3,"transport":"http","install":[{"cmd":"npx -y scholar-sidekick-mcp@latest","imports":[]}],"tools":[{"name":"resolveIdentifier","description":"Resolve DOIs, PMIDs, PMCIDs, ISBNs, arXiv IDs, ISSNs, ADS bibcodes, and WHO IRIS URLs to structured bibliographic metadata (CSL JSON). Accepts a single identifier or a comma/newline-separated batch."},{"name":"formatCitation","description":"Format 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 plus a provenance metadata block."},{"name":"exportCitation","description":"Export 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to disk or hand to a reference manager."},{"name":"checkRetraction","description":"Check whether a single work has been retracted, corrected, or had an expression of concern raised. Sourced from Crossref `updated-by` (Retraction Watch). Resolves DOI/PMID/PMCID/arXiv/ADS inputs to a DOI before lookup. One identifier per call."},{"name":"checkOpenAccess","description":"Check 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/closed), best landing/PDF URL, license, and version. Resolves DOI/PMID/PMCID/arXiv/ISBN/ADS inputs to a DOI before lookup. One identifier per call."},{"name":"verifyCitation","description":"Verify a claimed citation against the resolved record at its identifier. Detects the Topaz et al. (Lancet 2026) fabrication pattern — real DOI + invented title — that `resolveIdentifier` alone cannot catch. Returns one of four verdicts (`matched` / `mismatch` / `ambiguous` / `not_found`) plus per-field similarity scores and the resolved record so the user can see where the cited title and the actual paper diverged. Optional Stage 3 LLM screen rescues informal-abbreviation false positives (paid plans / first-party authentication only). One citation per call."}],"env_vars":["RAPIDAPI_KEY","RAPIDAPI_HOST"],"auth_type":"none","github":"https://github.com/mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp","homepage":"","server_url":"","status":"active","source":"mcpservers.org","updated_at":"Thu May 28"}