io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp

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可从任意AI assistant中解析、格式化并导出学术引文，提升论文写作与整理效率。

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可从任意AI assistant中解析、格式化并导出学术引文，提升论文写作与整理效率。

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):

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "scholar-sidekick-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "your-rapidapi-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

bash

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:

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

bash

npm install
npm run build    # Bundle to dist/mcp-server.mjs
npm test         # Run tests
npm run typecheck

License

MIT

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