io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp
Scholar Sidekick
io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp costs 5 139 tokens of context per session. It has 7 tool definitions. That is 2.6 % of a 200k window. Measured 2026-10-03.
Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.
alive probed 2026-10-03 · HTTP 200
7tools
5.1ktokens for the tool definitions
2.6 %of a 200k context window
710 msto initialize
450 msto list tools
- Endpoint
- https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp (streamable-http)
- Host
- scholar-sidekick.com
- Protocol
- 2025-11-25
- Reports itself as
- scholar-sidekick 0.8.11
- Capabilities
- prompts, resources, tools
- Instructions
- 1 379 characters
- Repository
- https://github.com/mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp
- Website
- https://scholar-sidekick.com/mcp
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-09-04 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 2 of the last 2 probes
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| auditBibliography | 1 373 | 27 % |
| verifyCitation | 1 124 | 22 % |
| checkRetraction | 595 | 12 % |
| formatCitation | 579 | 11 % |
| checkOpenAccess | 539 | 10 % |
History
We add a row when the result changes. A server with no change keeps its last row.
| Probed | Result | Init | Tools | Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 20:39 | alive | 710 ms | 7 | 5.1k |
| 2026-10-03 17:54 | alive | 782 ms | 7 | 5.1k |
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