CiteMe

Find scholarly sources, format verified citation metadata in 60+ academic styles, and check pasted bibliographies for matching records and citation issues.

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What it can do

  • Search Citations: Search scholarly sources by topic, title, author, DOI, or ISBN and return matching works as formatted citations. Resolved works may be merged into CiteMe's shared scholarly catalog a
  • Format Citation: Format citation data (title, authors, year, etc.) into a specific citation style. The formatted result may be stored in an operational cache; the tool does not publish content or modi
  • Check References: Verify a user-provided bibliography against scholarly sources and return match status, identifiers, and citation issues. Results may be cached for up to six hours and usage may be lo

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Find scholarly sources, format verified citation metadata in 60+ academic styles, and check pasted bibliographies for matching records and citation issues. CiteMe exposes three MCP tools: search_citations, format_citation, and check_references.

How to connect

How to connect CiteMe to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://citeme--citeme.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect CiteMe to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://citeme--citeme.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect CiteMe to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://citeme--citeme.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (3)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_citationsSearch scholarly sources by topic, title, author, DOI, or ISBN and return matching works as formatted citations. Resolved works may be merged into CiteMe's shared scholarly catalog and operational caches; the tool does not publish content or modify a user account.
format_citationFormat citation data (title, authors, year, etc.) into a specific citation style. The formatted result may be stored in an operational cache; the tool does not publish content or modify a user account.
check_referencesVerify a user-provided bibliography against scholarly sources and return match status, identifiers, and citation issues. Results may be cached for up to six hours and usage may be logged; the bibliography is not published or added to an account.