refcheck for Grok
io.github.benchoi93/refcheck
Verify academic citations against real databases. Catches hallucinated references, exports BibTeX.
client:Grok
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
Install refcheck in Grok
.mcp.json (in your project root)
{
"mcpServers": {
"refcheck": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"refcheck-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CROSSREF_EMAIL": "<CROSSREF_EMAIL>",
"S2_API_KEY": "<S2_API_KEY>",
"ELSEVIER_KEY": "<ELSEVIER_KEY>",
"ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN": "<ELSEVIER_INSTTOKEN>",
"IEEE_API_KEY": "<IEEE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Grok Build reads Claude Code's .mcp.json and Claude Desktop's config unchanged, so a server you have already set up there needs nothing new. The Grok web app and X integration do not take custom servers. Grok docs