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Zed

CiteGuard for Zed

io.github.lonexreb/retractguard

Open watchdog for retracted & problematic citations: Retraction Watch, OpenAlex, Crossref.

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install CiteGuard 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": {
    "retractguard": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "retractguard"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "CITEGUARD_MAILTO": "<CITEGUARD_MAILTO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

CiteGuard in other clients

CiteGuard MCP server