Scholar Sidekick
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAPIDAPI_KEY | Yes | Your RapidAPI subscription key | |
| RAPIDAPI_HOST | No | RapidAPI host | scholar-sidekick.p.rapidapi.com |
| SCHOLAR_SIDEKICK_TIMEOUT_MS | No | Request timeout in milliseconds | 30000 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| formatCitationA | Format academic citations from identifiers (DOIs, PMIDs, ISBNs, arXiv IDs, etc.) into a specific citation style. Returns formatted text, HTML, or structured JSON. Supports Vancouver, AMA, APA, IEEE, CSE, and 10,000+ CSL styles. |
| exportCitationB | Export academic citations to bibliography file formats: BibTeX (.bib), RIS, CSV, CSL-JSON, EndNote XML, EndNote Refer, RefWorks, MEDLINE/NBIB, Zotero RDF, or plain text. |
| resolveIdentifierA | Resolve academic identifiers (DOIs, PMIDs, PMCIDs, ISBNs, arXiv IDs, ISSNs, ADS bibcodes) to structured bibliographic metadata (title, authors, journal, year, identifiers, etc.) without formatting. Returns JSON objects. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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