refcheck

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About

Verify academic citations against real databases. Catches hallucinated references, exports BibTeX.

Use this server

Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

Transportstdio (runs a local command)

Env varsCROSSREF_EMAIL S2_API_KEY ELSEVIER_KEY ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN IEEE_API_KEY

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env CROSSREF_EMAIL= --env S2_API_KEY= --env ELSEVIER_KEY= --env ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN= --env IEEE_API_KEY= refcheck -- uvx refcheck-mcp

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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"refcheck","command":"uvx","args":["refcheck-mcp"],"env":{"CROSSREF_EMAIL":"","S2_API_KEY":"","ELSEVIER_KEY":"","ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN":"","IEEE_API_KEY":""}}'

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refcheck": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "refcheck-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CROSSREF_EMAIL": "",
        "S2_API_KEY": "",
        "ELSEVIER_KEY": "",
        "ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN": "",
        "IEEE_API_KEY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.