refcheck

io.github.benchoi93/refcheck

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

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "refcheck": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "refcheck-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "S2_API_KEY": "<your S2_API_KEY>",
        "ELSEVIER_KEY": "<your ELSEVIER_KEY>",
        "ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN": "<your ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN>",
        "IEEE_API_KEY": "<your IEEE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • S2_API_KEYsecretSemantic Scholar API key (free, from semanticscholar.org/product/api)
  • ELSEVIER_KEYsecretElsevier/Scopus API key (from dev.elsevier.com)
  • ELSEVIER_INSTTOKENsecretElsevier institutional token for higher rate limits
  • IEEE_API_KEYsecretIEEE Xplore API key (from developer.ieee.org)

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.1.0
Registry
active
Published
2/25/2026

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