Citation Network MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 3 h ago · rules ccca72095570

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        result = subprocess.run(

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add citation-network-mcp -- uvx citation-network-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citation-network-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "citation-network-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.citation-network-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["citation-network-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citation-network-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "citation-network-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citation-network-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "citation-network-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SCOPUS_API_KEY (Elsevier API key from dev.elsevier.com (required to start the server).), SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN (Institutional token for subscriber access off campus.), OPENALEX_API_KEY (Free OpenAlex key; raises the daily OpenAlex budget tenfold.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.