Scholar Sidekick
by FastDrop
Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.
Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles. Official MCP Registry: io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp@0.8.12. Remote endpoint: https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp
Problem it solves
Discoverable MCP server listed in the official MCP Registry.
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Package server from the official registry (no remote probe).
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Read directly from the endpoint on 12 Oct 2026. Not supplied by the maker.
verifyCitationVerify a claimed citation against the resolved record at its identifier. Detects the dominant AI-driven fabrication pattern documented by Topaz et al. (Lancet 2026): a real, resolvable identifier (DOI
auditBibliographyVerify a WHOLE bibliography in one call — the batch counterpart to verifyCitation. Each entry runs the same fabrication check (real, resolvable identifier paired with a title that does NOT match the r
checkRetractionCheck whether a single scholarly work has been retracted, corrected, or had an expression of concern raised. Use when the user asks 'has this paper been retracted?' or wants to verify a paper's standi
checkOpenAccessCheck whether a single scholarly work is openly accessible and where to find the best legal version. Use when the user asks 'is this open access?', 'where can I read this for free?', or wants the OA l
resolveIdentifierResolve scholarly identifiers to structured CSL JSON metadata (title, authors, journal, year, identifiers). Use when the user wants raw bibliographic data to inspect, transform, or feed into another t
formatCitationFormat scholarly identifiers into a finished citation in a specific style. Use when the user wants a paste-ready citation string for a manuscript, slide, message, footnote, or in-line reference. Style
exportCitationExport scholarly identifiers to a bibliography file format ready to write to disk or paste into a reference manager. Use when the user wants a file (.bib, .ris, .nbib, .xml, .rdf, .csv) for Zotero, Me
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