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CiteGuard

io.github.lonexreb/retractguard · v0.1.2

Open watchdog for retracted & problematic citations: Retraction Watch, OpenAlex, Crossref.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add retractguard -e OPENALEX_API_KEY=<OPENALEX_API_KEY> -e CITEGUARD_MAILTO=<CITEGUARD_MAILTO> -- uvx retractguard==0.1.2
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "retractguard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "retractguard==0.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "retractguard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "retractguard==0.1.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "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

NameDescription
OPENALEX_API_KEY
Optional, secret
OpenAlex API key (required for live OpenAlex lookups and watch_institution).
CITEGUARD_MAILTO
Optional
Contact email for the OpenAlex/Crossref polite pool.

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published16 Jul 2026
Last updated16 Jul 2026
Registry nameio.github.lonexreb/retractguard

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