# Citestamp MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.citestamp%2Fcitestamp
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.citestamp/citestamp`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T01:25:04.974Z)

## Verdict

Citestamp MCP server answered 99.91% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 31% of MCP servers, with 955 ms median handshake and 6 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (96/100) across 7 tools, costing an agent about 1,984 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.91% | 31% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 955 ms | 22% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3249 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,981 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 6 | — |
| Median recovery | 5 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 96/100 (A) | 82% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 7 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~1,984 tokens | 53% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citestamp-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.citestamp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http citestamp-mcp-server https://mcp.citestamp.com/mcp
```

## Tools (7)

- `check_reference`: Whether a reference resolves to a real work. Use when an answer is about to cite a paper. Give a DOI, an arXiv id or the reference as written. Answers found, co
- `edges_about`: Every edge touching the given work in either direction, each tagged asserted|inferred with attribution and provenance. Use when a user asks 'what is known about
- `references_of`: What the given work CITES (its reference list). Use when a user asks what a paper relies on, whether a specific citation in it exists, or wants to check a refer
- `retraction_listing`: Whether the Retraction Watch database lists the given DOI as retracted, from the dated export CiteStamp joins weekly. Use when a user asks whether a paper has b
- `what_cites`: Works that CITE the given DOI (incoming citations). Use when a user asks who cites a paper, how much a work has been cited, or whether a claimed 'cited by' is r
- `what_refutes`: Edges recorded as REFUTING the given work or claim: human-signed refutations plus failed replication outcomes coded by the FORRT Replication Database. Use when 
- `what_supports`: Edges recorded as SUPPORTING the given work or claim: human-signed support claims plus successful replication outcomes coded by the FORRT Replication Database. 

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.