General research
Verify references
Check every reference against Crossref and OpenAlex. Flags invented papers and wrong DOIs, years and pages, with the correct value for each.
2 credits / call|verify_references
One call checks up to 50 references.
Once connected, say this to your agent
Check every reference in my draft and flag anything that doesn’t exist or has wrong details.
Or try it free on the web, no connection needed →Example
YOU SAY TO YOUR AGENT
Check these three references and tell me what is wrong with them.
On the right: the call your agent makes and the reply it got on 2026-10-13, shortened to the first records and a few of their fields.
verify_references({
"references": [
"LeCun, Y., Bengio, Y., & Hinton, G. (2014). Deep learning. Nature, 521(7553), 436-444.",
"Wakefield, A. J., et al. (1998). Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. The Lancet, 351(9103), 637-641.",
"Harrison, P., & Okafor, L. (2021). Transformer attention predicts soil carbon flux in boreal peatlands. Journal of Computational Ecology, 14(2), 201-219."
]
})
{
"summary": "3 references checked: 1 verified, 1 need corrections, 1 not found, 0 uncertain; 1 retracted.",
"records": [
{
"title": "Deep learning",
"url": "https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14539",
"source": "crossref",
"data": {
"index": 1,
"status": "corrected",
"corrections": [
{
"field": "year",
"cited": "2014",
"found": "2015"
}
],
"retracted": false
}
},
{
"title": "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children",
"url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(97)11096-0",
"source": "crossref",
"data": {
"index": 2,
"status": "verified",
"corrections": [],
"retracted": true,
"notes": [
"Retracted on 2010-02-06 (notice: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60175-4). Cite it only to discuss the retraction."
]
}
}
],
"credits_used": 2
}What you get
- Verified / not found / corrected for each entry
- The matched record with DOI and link
- What to correct in each entry, field by field
Good fit
- Drafts written with AI help
- Theses and grant proposals before submission
Not for
- Checking whether a paper supports your claim
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Frequently asked questions
Your agent calls verify_references over MCP. ScholarMuse queries Crossref, OpenAlex and returns records, each with its source, licence and a link you can check.
No. It costs 2 credits per call, charged only when the call succeeds. One call checks up to 50 references. A new account gets 50 credits once, valid for 30 days. The web version, Citation checker, is free without an account, 5 runs a day.
Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and any other client that supports MCP.
Yes. The same tools (verify_references) are available over the REST API.