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CiteNexus for Zed

io.github.akougkas/cite-nexus-mcp

Search scholarly sources, verify references, and export citations with traceable evidence.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install CiteNexus in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "context_servers": {
    "cite-nexus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cite-nexus-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CITE_NEXUS_CONTACT_EMAIL": "<CITE_NEXUS_CONTACT_EMAIL>",
        "SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY": "<SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "SERPAPI_API_KEY": "<SERPAPI_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "WOS_API_KEY": "<WOS_API_KEY>",
        "UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "<UNPAYWALL_EMAIL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

CiteNexus in other clients

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