io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp
Scholar Sidekick
Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.
alive probed 2026-10-13 · HTTP 200
7tools
8.9ktokens in Claude Opus 5.5
9.1ktokens in Claude Code
4.5 %of a 200k context window
5.3ko200k_base estimate
551 msto initialize
256 msto list tools
- Endpoint
- https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp (streamable-http)
- Host
- scholar-sidekick.com
- Protocol
- 2025-11-25
- Reports itself as
- scholar-sidekick 0.8.12
- Capabilities
- prompts, resources, tools
- Instructions
- 1 379 characters
- Claude count
- Claude Opus 5.5, measured 2026-10-13. Counted again when the tool definitions change. Method.
- Repository
- https://github.com/mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp
- Website
- https://scholar-sidekick.com/mcp
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-10-12 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 8 of the last 8 probes
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens (o200k) | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| auditBibliography | 1 437 | 27 % |
| verifyCitation | 1 210 | 23 % |
| checkRetraction | 595 | 11 % |
| formatCitation | 579 | 11 % |
| checkOpenAccess | 539 | 10 % |
History
We add a row when the result changes. A server with no change keeps its last row.
| Probed | Result | Init | Tools | Claude | o200k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 11:17 | alive | 442 ms | 7 | 8.9k | 5.3k |
| 2026-10-12 11:46 | alive | 934 ms | 7 | 8.9k | 5.3k |
| 2026-10-05 15:20 | alive | 551 ms | 7 | 8.7k | 5.1k |
| 2026-10-05 00:42 | alive | 312 ms | 7 | 5.1k | |
| 2026-10-04 10:06 | alive | 1.6 s | 7 | 5.1k | |
| 2026-10-04 07:59 | alive | 1.5 s | 7 | 5.1k | |
| 2026-10-03 20:39 | alive | 710 ms | 7 | 5.1k | |
| 2026-10-03 17:54 | alive | 782 ms | 7 | 5.1k |
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