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Research paper search with real citations and reference formatting for AI assistants

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find_related_papers Read-only

List papers that cite a work (relation cited_by) or papers that work cites (relation references). Every row is an API hit. An empty list means the API returned none, not that none exist.

relationstring, required

identifierstring, required

limitinteger

Tools (4)

find_related_papers

List papers that cite a work (relation cited_by) or papers that work cites (relation references). Every row is an API hit. An empty list means the API returned none, not that none exist.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer
relation*	string
identifier*	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "identifier",
    "relation"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1
    },
    "relation": {
      "enum": [
        "cited_by",
        "references"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "identifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 300,
      "minLength": 2
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

format_citation

Format a real paper in APA, MLA, Chicago author-date, or BibTeX using metadata fetched for the identifier. Titles are kept as the source provided them. Author particles may need a human check because display names are split mechanically. If the paper cannot be resolved, do not hand-write a citation.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
style*	string
identifier*	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "identifier",
    "style"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "style": {
      "enum": [
        "apa",
        "mla",
        "chicago",
        "bibtex"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "identifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 300,
      "minLength": 2
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

get_paper

Fetch one paper's title, authors, year, venue, and abstract by DOI, PMID, arXiv id, or OpenAlex work id. Metadata comes from the API that resolved the identifier. If no source returns a record, say so. Do not guess the abstract.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
identifier*	string	DOI, PMID, arXiv id, or OpenAlex work id

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "identifier"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "identifier": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 300,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "DOI, PMID, arXiv id, or OpenAlex work id"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

search_papers

Search peer-reviewed and preprint records by question or keywords. Filters: year_from, year_to, field, open_access, and source (openalex, semantic_scholar, pubmed, crossref, arxiv, or all). Returns only works those APIs returned, each with a source link and an identifier. An empty list means the APIs returned nothing. Do not invent papers to fill a gap.

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
field	string	Subject area, such as Medicine or Computer Science
limit	integer	Maximum papers to return. Defaults to 8.
query*	string	Question or keywords
source	string	Index to search. Defaults to all, which mixes sources.
year_to	integer
year_from	integer
open_access	boolean

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "field": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Subject area, such as Medicine or Computer Science"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum papers to return. Defaults to 8."
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 400,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Question or keywords"
    },
    "source": {
      "enum": [
        "openalex",
        "semantic_scholar",
        "pubmed",
        "crossref",
        "arxiv",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Index to search. Defaults to all, which mixes sources."
    },
    "year_to": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 2100,
      "minimum": 1800
    },
    "year_from": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 2100,
      "minimum": 1800
    },
    "open_access": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}