MCP server

Scite Official

ai.scite/mcp

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · It answered and asked for a sign-in

Ground answers in scientific literature. Search full text, evaluate trust, access full-text articles

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

scite.ai (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

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Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http scite https://api.scite.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.scite]
url = "https://api.scite.ai/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"scite":{"httpUrl":"https://api.scite.ai/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"scite":{"url":"https://api.scite.ai/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"scite":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.scite.ai/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add scite https://api.scite.ai/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"scite","server_url":"https://api.scite.ai/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"scite","server_url":"https://api.scite.ai/mcp"}

Signs in with your account: your agent app opens a sign-in page the first time you use it.

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