scholar-sidekick-apilisted

Resolve scholarly identifiers (DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv, ISSN, ADS bibcode, WHO IRIS URL) into formatted citations (10,000+ CSL styles) and bibliography exports (BibTeX, RIS, EndNote, CSV…), and check retraction, open-access, and citation-fabrication status — for one citation or a whole bibliography at once. Calls a documented REST API over plain HTTP — no install, no API key needed for the free tier. Use when the user has a DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv ID, ISSN, ADS bibcode, or WHO IRIS URL and asks to format a citation, build or export a bibliography, check whether a paper is retracted, open-access, or a fabricated citation, or audit every reference in a .bib/.ris/CSL-JSON bibliography.
mlava/scholar-sidekick-skills · ★ 0 · API & Backend · score 76

Install: claude install-skill mlava/scholar-sidekick-skills

# Scholar Sidekick (REST API) — Citations, Retraction & Open-Access Turn a scholarly identifier into a formatted citation, a bibliography file, or an integrity check (retraction / open-access / fabrication), via a documented REST API. **No API key and no install required** — plain HTTPS calls over `curl`. An optional free first-party key (`ssk_…`, from /account) or RapidAPI key only raises rate limits. > Prefer the `scholar-sidekick-mcp` skill instead if your host already has the Scholar > Sidekick MCP server connected — same capabilities as native tool calls. This skill is the > zero-setup path that works in any agent that can run `curl`. ## When to Use - The user has an identifier (DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv, ISSN, ADS bibcode, WHO IRIS URL) and wants metadata, a formatted citation, or a bibliography file. - "Cite this in APA/Vancouver/Chicago…", "give me a BibTeX/RIS file", "export these refs". - "Has this been retracted?", "is this open access?", "is this citation real / did you make it up?" - "Audit my bibliography", "check all these references at once", "which of these are fake or retracted?" — a whole reference list or `.bib` / `.ris` / CSL-JSON file. - Do NOT use to *search* for papers by topic — that's discovery (see the `arxiv` skill). This assumes you already have an identifier. ## Surfaces — call the API, never scrape the UI The site is built for agents. The contract lives at: - https://scholar-sidekick.com/llms.txt (index of agent surfaces) - https://schol