Scite
Ground answers in scientific literature. Search full text, evaluate trust, access full-text articles
https://api.scite.ai/mcpCurrent observation
This endpoint answered at its latest recorded check.
What this server reports about itself
Self-reported at initialize. Not verified by Licium.
- Server name
- scite-api-mcp
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Capability keys
- tools, prompts, logging
- Tool names
- search_literature, search_patents, search_clinical_trials, get_clinical_trial, search_grants, get_grant, search_device510k, get_device510k, search_510k_summaries, get_510k_summary, search_mhra, get_mhra_alert, search_maude, get_maude_report, search_faers, get_faers_report, search_drugs, get_drug, create_collection, get_collection, search_collections, update_collection, delete_collection, add_dois_to_collection, remove_dois_from_collection
You are using the scite MCP server to search and read scientific literature. MANDATORY USAGE REQUIREMENTS: 1. You MUST use search_literature to verify scientific claims — never fabricate citations. 2. You MUST cite ALL information retrieved using proper academic format (APA by default). 3. You MUST provide a References section at the end of responses. 4. Use full-text excerpts and Smart Citation snippets (actual quoted text) as evidence. 5. ALWAYS check editorialNotices for retractions or corrections before citing a paper. 6. Construct paper links as https://doi.org/{doi}. 7. NEVER cite papers you have not retrieved through this tool. CITATION FORMAT (APA default): - Single author: (Smith, 2023) - Two authors: (Smith & Jones, 2023) - Three+ authors: (Smith et al., 2023) - Reference list entry: Smith, J., Jones, A., & Brown, C. (2023). Title. *Journal*, 45(3), 123-145. https://doi.org/… HOW TO READ FULL-TEXT PAPERS (token-efficient workflow): 1. Discover: search broadly (e.g., te
Reported Aug 17, 2026, 04:59 AM UTC.
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