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Resolve, format, and export academic citations from any AI assistant
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Resolve, format, and export academic citations from any AI assistant
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What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Your RapidAPI key for the Scholar Sidekick API. Get one for free at https://rapidapi.com/scholar-sidekick-scholar-sidekick-api/api/scholar-sidekickRequired
Environment variable: RAPIDAPI_KEY
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-mlava-scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
"env": {
"RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"scholar-sidekick-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
Scholar Sidekick MCP Server
MCP server for Scholar Sidekick — resolve, format, and export academic citations from any AI assistant.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| resolveIdentifier | Resolve DOIs, PMIDs, PMCIDs, ISBNs, arXiv IDs, ISSNs, ADS bibcodes to structured bibliographic metadata |
| formatCitation | Format identifiers into Vancouver, AMA, APA, IEEE, CSE, or 10,000+ CSL styles. Output as text, HTML, or JSON |
| exportCitation | Export to BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON, EndNote (XML/Refer), RefWorks, MEDLINE, Zotero RDF, CSV, or plain text |
Setup
Get a RapidAPI key
- Subscribe to Scholar Sidekick on RapidAPI (free tier available)
- Copy your RapidAPI key
Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar-sidekick": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "scholar-sidekick-mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key"
}
}
}
}
Claude Code
claude mcp add scholar-sidekick \
-e RAPIDAPI_KEY=your-rapidapi-key \
-- npx -y scholar-sidekick-mcp@latest
Cursor / VS Code / Windsurf
Add to .cursor/mcp.json or .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scholar-sidekick": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "scholar-sidekick-mcp@latest"],
"env": {
"RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key"
}
}
}
}
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
RAPIDAPI_KEY | Yes | Your RapidAPI subscription key |
RAPIDAPI_HOST | No | RapidAPI host (defaults to scholar-sidekick.p.rapidapi.com) |
SCHOLAR_SIDEKICK_TIMEOUT_MS | No | Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000) |
Supported Citation Styles
Scholar Sidekick supports 10,000+ CSL styles, including all major formats used in academic publishing:
| Style | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Vancouver | vancouver |
| APA (7th ed.) | apa |
| AMA | ama |
| IEEE | ieee |
| CSE | cse |
| Chicago (author-date) | chicago-author-date |
| Harvard | harvard-cite-them-right |
| MLA | modern-language-association |
| Turabian | turabian-fullnote-bibliography |
| Nature | nature |
| BMJ | bmj |
| Lancet | the-lancet |
Any CSL style ID can be passed as the style parameter.
Example Usage
Once connected, ask your AI assistant:
- "Format 10.1056/NEJMoa2033700 in Vancouver style"
- "Resolve PMID:30049270 and export as BibTeX"
- "Format these as APA: 10.1056/NEJMoa2033700, PMID:30049270, ISBN:9780192854087"
- "Give me a Chicago citation for arXiv:2301.08745"
Supported Identifiers
- DOIs (e.g.
10.1056/NEJMoa2033700) - PubMed IDs (e.g.
PMID:30049270) - PubMed Central IDs (e.g.
PMC7793608) - ISBNs (e.g.
ISBN:9780192854087) - arXiv IDs (e.g.
2301.08745) - ISSNs and eISSNs
- NASA ADS bibcodes
- WHO IRIS URLs
REST API
For programmatic access outside of MCP clients, Scholar Sidekick is also available as a REST API on RapidAPI. Your same RapidAPI key works for both.
Development
npm install
npm run build # Bundle to dist/mcp-server.mjs
npm test # Run tests
npm run typecheck
License
MIT
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