Scite MCP
Enhance your AI tools with more accurate, grounded answers by connecting to Scite's literature database and Smart Citations.
What you can do
- Ground AI in science
- Search full-text research
- Verify claims and accuracy
- Access Smart Citation data
- Connect to your holdings
Setup
A Scite subscription is required for MCP access. Start a free 7-day trial
Step 1: Configure
Open Scite in ChatGPTRequires a paid ChatGPT plan (Plus, Pro, or Team).
Step 2: Authenticate
After starting the app, ChatGPT will prompt you to sign in with your Scite account.
Step 3: Use it
To use Scite in your prompts, type @Scite to activate the connector. For best performance, refresh or reconnect the Scite connector before each session by clicking the ··· menu next to Scite and selecting "Reconnect". For example: "@Scite find papers on CRISPR gene editing".
Troubleshooting
If Scite is not responding, try reconnecting the connector. ChatGPT may silently disconnect tools between sessions. Click the ··· menu next to Scite in your conversation and select "Reconnect" to restore the connection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Publishers
Get your content into the hands of researchers using ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools. Scite's MCP architecture surfaces Smart Citations from your articles without giving AI full access to your content — protecting your version of record while making it discoverable.
Learn about the Publisher Gateway
Scite is an AI-powered platform that helps researchers discover and evaluate scientific literature through Smart Citations, showing whether studies support or contradict a claim. Now part of Research Solutions, Scite has indexed 1.6B+ citations, partners with 30+ publishers, and serves 2M users worldwide.
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