Phở Research Tools
Checks AI-written references against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex. Formats citations, PRISMA.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://mcp.pho.chat/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"pho-research-tools": {
"url": "https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http pho-research-tools https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp{
"servers": {
"pho-research-tools": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp"
}
}
}5 tools, verified live
verify_referencesread-onlyCheck 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, numbered, mixed), BibTeX, RIS, CSL-JSON, or one DOI per line. Each reference gets exactly one status: ver
format_citationsread-onlyFormat 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 wrong years, pages or author names in the input are corrected. References that could not be verified
search_papersread-onlySearch 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 default. Preprints are included and marked `preprint: true` (not peer reviewed). Results are ranked
check_retractionsread-onlyCheck 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 checked, which is not a clean result). Works for a single paper or a whole reference list.
prisma_flow_diagramread-onlyDraw 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; boxes that follow arithmetically from others are filled in and marked as derived. The tool checks that the numbers add up (records identified minus removed equals screened, and so on) and returns a warning naming each box that does not, with t
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