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Cite Caddy MCP Server

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Cite Caddy is answering right now. Last checked 14 min ago. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

Remote MCP server for full read/write access to a Zotero library

Uptime history 51 days of history
51 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
90 of 90 checks
Tools
hidden behind auth
621 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 17 Sep 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 10 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

CI pipeline leaks secrets outward .github/workflows/deploy.yml:57
            if curl -sS -f "${{ secrets.PUBLIC_URL }}/healthz"; then

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Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Cite Caddy every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 14 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add cite-caddy --transport http https://citecaddy.herbertkokholm.dk/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cite-caddy": {
      "url": "https://citecaddy.herbertkokholm.dk/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cite-caddy]
url = "https://citecaddy.herbertkokholm.dk/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cite-caddy": {
      "url": "https://citecaddy.herbertkokholm.dk/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cite-caddy": {
      "url": "https://citecaddy.herbertkokholm.dk/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, and it signs you in through your browser: there is no API key to paste.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://citecaddy.herbertkokholm.dk/mcp streamable-http sign-in 614 ms 14 min ago

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Cite Caddy — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Cite Caddy?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is Cite Caddy working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 90 of 90 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 621 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Cite Caddy?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You sign in through your browser once and the client keeps the session: no key to copy, and it refuses anonymous clients.
How do you sign in to Cite Caddy?
No API key is involved. Cite Caddy answers our knock with an OAuth challenge, so you authorise it once in your browser and the client keeps the session. That is also why we see no tool list: it will not describe itself to an anonymous client, and that is the server working as intended, not a fault.
How fast is Cite Caddy?
It answers our handshake in 621 ms on average, which is faster than 22% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Cite Caddy open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 0 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.