cite-mcp

# CiteAssist MCP server [](https://smithery.ai/server/@ndchikin/reference-mcp) A Model Context Protocol server that provides BibTeX-formatted citation data from CiteAs and Google Scholar. Enhance your research workflow by integrating citation retrieval directly into your applications. ## Components ### Tools * `get_citeas_data` - Retrieve BibTeX-formatted citation for the specified resource from the CiteAs * `resource` (string, required): DOI, URL, keyword * `get_scholar_data` - Retrieve BibTeX-formatted citations from the Google Scholar * `query` (string, required): Search query * `results` (integer, optional): Number of results (default: 2) ## Quickstart ### Install #### Claude Desktop On MacOS: `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` Development/Unpublished Servers Configuration: ```json "mcpServers": { "reference-mcp": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/project/dir", "run", "reference-mcp" ] } } ``` Published Servers Configuration: ```json "mcpServers": { "reference-mcp": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "reference-mcp" ] } } ``` ### Installing via Smithery To install reference-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@ndchikin/reference-mcp): ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli install @ndchikin/reference-mcp --client claude ``` ## Development ### Building and Publishing To prepare the package for distribution: 1. Sync dependencies and update lockfile: ```bash uv sync ``` 2. Build package distributions: ```bash uv build ``` This will create source and wheel distributions in the `dist/` directory. 3. Publish to PyPI: ```bash uv publish ``` Note: You'll need to set PyPI credentials via environment variables or command flags: - Token: `--token` or `UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN` - Or username/password: `--username`/`UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME` and `--password`/`UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD` ### Debugging Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector). You can launch the MCP Inspector via [`npm`](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) with this command: ```bash npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/project/dir run reference-mcp ``` Upon launching, the Inspector will display a URL that you can access in your browser to begin debugging.