lonexreb/cite-guard

Item: lonexreb/cite-guard
Rating: 71
Author: M8ven

Provides MCP tools to check reference lists for retracted or problematic citations, retrieve nuanced editorial statuses with evidence, and monitor institutions for newly flagged papers using open data from OpenAlex, Retraction Watch, and Crossref.

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// key findings

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

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Open source with a license and README

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

🔐 secretOPENALEX_API_KEY— export =... # your OpenAlex key

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commit: 0689cfa7737045c2b9c378d35ea795596673fed4

code hash: 03e1a69ab913c3ca74a7df82aecd8ec7f2a58971423d30cb0dc5a820a7981470

verified: 7/31/2026, 9:04:30 AM

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