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CiteGuard MCP

CiteGuard is an open, free watchdog for retracted and problematic citations that integrates Retraction Watch, OpenAlex, and Crossref data. It provides nuanced editorial status checks beyond simple boolean flags, allowing agents to verify reference lists, monitor institutional citations, and resolve conflicts between data sources conservatively to ensure research integrity.

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CiteGuard MCP logo, by lonexrebCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by lonexreb
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What you can do with it

  • Check a reference list for retracted or corrected citations
  • Get nuanced editorial status for specific DOIs
  • Watch an institution for newly flagged citations

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.1.2
mcp-registry: io.github.lonexreb/retractguard@0.1.2Source repository
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retractguard 0.1.2

pypiuvx
retractguard package definition
{
  "version": "0.1.2",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "retractguard",
  "runtimeHint": "uvx",
  "registryType": "pypi",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "OPENALEX_API_KEY",
      "description": "OpenAlex API key (required for live OpenAlex lookups and watch_institution)."
    },
    {
      "name": "CITEGUARD_MAILTO",
      "description": "Contact email for the OpenAlex/Crossref polite pool."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citeguard-mcp-retractguard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "retractguard==0.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<YOUR_CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citeguard-mcp-retractguard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "retractguard==0.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<YOUR_CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "citeguard-mcp-retractguard": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "retractguard==0.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<YOUR_CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citeguard-mcp-retractguard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "retractguard==0.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<YOUR_CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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