Verify academic citations against real databases. Catches hallucinated references, exports BibTeX.
uvx refcheck-mcp{
"CROSSREF_EMAIL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"S2_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"ELSEVIER_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"IEEE_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-benchoi93-refcheck": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"refcheck-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CROSSREF_EMAIL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"S2_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"ELSEVIER_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"IEEE_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonNo remote HTTP endpoint is advertised. Use the package or stdio setup shown in Install.
refcheck is an MCP server for Verify academic citations against real databases. Catches hallucinated references, exports BibTeX.. It supports STDIO transport.
Use the generated config in Install. This server runs with uvx refcheck-mcp; add any required environment variables before starting your client.
Choose the Claude Desktop tab in Install and copy the config for uvx refcheck-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Desktop.
Choose the Claude Code tab in Install and copy the config for uvx refcheck-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Claude Code.
Choose the Codex tab in Install and copy the config for uvx refcheck-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Codex.
Choose the Cursor or VS Code tab in Install and copy the config for uvx refcheck-mcp. Add required environment variables before starting Cursor or VS Code.
refcheck uses STDIO transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
refcheck inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
refcheck does not advertise a verified auth requirement. If discovery fails, it may still need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
refcheck-mcpstdio | pypi | 0.1.0 | Env: CROSSREF_EMAIL Env: S2_API_KEY secret Env: ELSEVIER_KEY secret Env: ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN secret Env: IEEE_API_KEY secret |