February 2026 Release Notes
February was about making Scite more powerful, more connected, and easier to use. We expanded how you can access Scite's citation intelligence, removed barriers to deeper research, and made significant improvements across Assistant, Search, and Dashboards.
Here's what's new.
Scite MCP
You can now connect Scite to the AI tools you already use. Search 250M+ articles, evaluate research with Smart Citations, and access full-text PDFs — all without leaving your workflow.
The Scite MCP works with ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, and any tool that supports the Model Context Protocol. Once connected, your AI tool doesn't just search for papers — it searches inside them, evaluates how they've been cited, and helps you access the ones you need.
What makes it different from other research integrations:
- Full-text search, not just metadata. Scite searches inside the full text of articles, surfacing results that title-and-abstract matching alone would miss.
- Smart Citations that guide AI toward trustworthy research. Retrieved papers come with citation context — how many times cited, and whether those citations supported, mentioned, or contrasted findings.
- Built-in access resolution. Open access articles are delivered directly. If your organization has a LibKey or GetFTR integration, you get access instructions automatically — proxy links, inter-library loan options, or purchasing through Article Galaxy.
The Scite MCP is available to all Scite subscribers. Visit scite.ai/mcp for setup instructions.
Fact-Checking and Model Updates in Assistant
We've added new AI models to Assistant and retired older ones to keep performance sharp and responses high-quality.
With this update, you'll benefit from:
- Access to the latest generation of language models
- Faster, more accurate responses across research tasks
- A cleaner model selector focused on the best available options
We'll continue updating the model lineup as new capabilities become available.
New AI Summaries in Reports and Assistant
We've added AI-powered summaries in two key places to help you get to insights faster.
Report Summaries now auto-generate a concise overview of the citations within any report, so you can quickly assess what the evidence shows before diving into individual papers.
DOI Summaries in Assistant let you paste one or more DOIs directly into a chat and get a structured summary of each paper — key findings, methods, and context — all grounded in the paper's content.
Whether you're scanning a report for stakeholders or triaging a reading list, these summaries help you spend less time reviewing and more time making decisions.
Unified Search & Profile Experience
We've brought patents and papers together across the entire Scite experience. Search, Assistant, and Profile pages now share a unified interface that integrates patent data alongside academic research.
This means:
- A single search experience that spans both papers and patents
- Consistent profiles that show citation data across both datasets
- A more cohesive experience no matter where you are in Scite
As part of this effort, we've also redesigned the Create Dashboard page to make it faster and more intuitive to build custom citation dashboards — with a cleaner layout, improved inputs, and a more guided workflow for first-time users.
No More Data Limits on Chats and Saved Searches
We've removed data limits for chats and saved searches, so you can go deeper without hitting walls. Whether you're running a long research thread in Assistant or saving complex searches for ongoing monitoring, there are no longer artificial caps on the data you can work with.
This means more complete results, longer research sessions, and fewer interruptions.
What's Next
February built on the momentum from earlier this year, and we're just getting started. Coming up:
- Expanded MCP capabilities
- More AI-powered research workflows
- Continued performance and usability improvements
Thank you for using Scite. And, as always, we'd love to hear your feedback.
👉 Try Scite today or reach out to learn more about what's new.
