Scholar Sidekick for Zed

io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp

Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.

client:Zed transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:7

Install Scholar Sidekick in Zed

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

{
  "context_servers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "url": "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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