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Scholar Sidekick MCP Server

io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp
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Scholar Sidekick runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 575 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Jul 2026.

Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.

Installs per day peak 341 · avg 78 · +10% w/w
a month agotoday
575
Installs / week
npm · scholar-sidekick-mcp
7
Stars
0 open issues
30 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add scholar-sidekick-mcp -- npx -y scholar-sidekick-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.scholar-sidekick-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "scholar-sidekick-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scholar-sidekick-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Scholar Sidekick — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Scholar Sidekick?
Scholar Sidekick runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package scholar-sidekick-mcp was installed 575 times last week.
How do I connect Scholar Sidekick?
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 runs locally, so the command pulls scholar-sidekick-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Scholar Sidekick?
The npm package scholar-sidekick-mcp was installed 575 times in the last week. Week over week that is +10%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Scholar Sidekick open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 7 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.