Open watchdog for retracted & problematic citations: Retraction Watch, OpenAlex, Crossref.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add retractguard -e OPENALEX_API_KEY=<OPENALEX_API_KEY> -e CITEGUARD_MAILTO=<CITEGUARD_MAILTO> -- uvx retractguard==0.1.2
{
"mcpServers": {
"retractguard": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"retractguard==0.1.2"
],
"env": {
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
"CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"retractguard": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"retractguard==0.1.2"
],
"env": {
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
"CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"retractguard": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"retractguard==0.1.2"
],
"env": {
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
"CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
OPENALEX_API_KEYOptional, secret | OpenAlex API key (required for live OpenAlex lookups and watch_institution). |
CITEGUARD_MAILTOOptional | Contact email for the OpenAlex/Crossref polite pool. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.lonexreb/retractguard |
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