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Phở Research Tools

io.github.thaohienhomes/pho-research-tools

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Verifies AI-written references; finds real papers, evidence, datasets and research tools; PRISMA.

Working at last checkAbout 5,811 tokens per request once connected9 tools

Website Source

https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: Not verified
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 9
Token cost: About 5,811 tokens per request
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 Cursor Add to VS Code VS 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 pho-research-tools https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.pho-research-tools]
url = "https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"pho-research-tools":{"httpUrl":"https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"pho-research-tools":{"url":"https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"pho-research-tools":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add pho-research-tools https://mcp.pho.chat/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":"pho-research-tools","server_url":"https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"pho-research-tools","server_url":"https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp"}

Tools

check_retractions ~280 tokens
Check DOIs for retractions, expressions of concern and corrections, using Crossref (which includes Retraction Watch data). Status per DOI: retracted, concern, corrected, other_notice, no_notice (nothing on record), not_in_crossref, invalid_doi, rate_limited or lookup_failed (the DOI could not be che
find_datasets ~700 tokens
Find open scientific datasets (and optionally models) that fit a research question, check their licences, verify the source papers (DOI, retractions, corrections), and return a citable Research Data Brief with a public share link. Searches DataCite (Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad and other data repositorie
find_evidence ~564 tokens
Find the strongest published evidence for and against a scientific or medical claim. Searches PubMed (including a pass limited to guidelines, meta-analyses, systematic reviews and randomized trials) and OpenAlex, and returns real papers, each with a PMID or DOI, ordered by level of evidence: guideli
find_tools ~639 tokens
Find research software for a task from the bio.tools registry (ELIXIR), check each tool's licence, verify the paper behind it (DOI, retractions, corrections), label whether it is still maintained, and give the install line. Describe the task (e.g. "cluster single-cell RNA-seq data") and optionally t
format_citations ~461 tokens
Format references in a citation style (APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago author-date, Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE, AMA) or export them as BibTeX, RIS or CSL-JSON. By default every reference is first verified against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex, and verified references are formatted from the database record, so w
prisma_flow_diagram ~1452 tokens
Draw a PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for a new systematic review from the record counts, as a PNG image plus an SVG and download links. Give the counts you have; screened, sought, assessed and reports-included boxes that follow from others are filled in and marked as derived. Studies included is never de
screening_log ~838 tokens
Turn the screening decisions of a systematic review into its PRISMA 2020 counts, flow diagram and screening log. Give one row per record: its title/abstract decision (include or exclude), its full-text decision for records that passed (include, exclude or not_retrieved), and the reason for each excl
search_papers ~487 tokens
Search PubMed and OpenAlex for real papers. Every result carries a DOI or PubMed ID that resolves, so nothing returned can be fabricated. Finds sources for a claim or a topic. Filters: publication year range, open-access only, study types, and the number of results. Retracted papers are left out by
verify_references ~390 tokens
Check every reference in a list against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex and report, for each one, whether the paper really exists and whether the details are right. Works on lists written by a person or generated by an AI model. Input: a pasted reference list in any common style (APA, Vancouver, numbe

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