CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval)
by ndchikin
CiteAssist is a citation tool that retrieves accurate BibTeX citations from DOIs or URLs—your seamless APA citation gene
What it does
Retrieves properly formatted BibTeX citations from CiteAs and Google Scholar using DOIs, URLs, or search terms.
About
CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) is a community-built MCP server published by ndchikin that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. CiteAssist is a citation tool that retrieves accurate BibTeX citations from DOIs or URLs—your seamless APA citation gene It is categorized under productivity. This server exposes 2 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
How to install
You can install CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
License
MIT
CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) MCP server?
- CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval)?
- This profile displays 26 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.6 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Use Cases
Extended AI Capabilities
Add new capabilities to Claude beyond text generation
Example
Access external data sources, execute code, interact with tools and services
Transform Claude from chatbot to action-taking agent
Context Enhancement
Provide Claude with access to relevant context and data
Example
Load project documentation, access knowledge bases, query databases
Get more accurate, context-aware responses
Workflow Automation
Automate multi-step workflows combining AI and external tools
Example
Research → Summarize → Create document → Send notification
Complete complex tasks end-to-end without manual steps
Build agents that actually work
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Ratings
4.6★★★★★26 reviews- ★★★★★Amina Reddy· Dec 20, 2024
We wired CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Dec 12, 2024
CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Dec 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Nov 27, 2024
CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Li Farah· Nov 11, 2024
We evaluated CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 18, 2024
I recommend CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Ishan Thompson· Oct 2, 2024
CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Chinedu Garcia· Sep 17, 2024
We wired CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Arjun Gupta· Aug 8, 2024
According to our notes, CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Harper Thompson· Jul 27, 2024
CiteAssist (Citation Retrieval) has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
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