scholar-sidekick-apilisted

# Scholar Sidekick (REST API) — Citations, Retraction & Open-Access Turn a scholarly identifier into a formatted citation, a bibliography file, or an integrity check (retraction / open-access / fabrication), via a documented REST API. **No API key and no install required** — plain HTTPS calls over `curl`. An optional RapidAPI key only raises rate limits. > Prefer the `scholar-sidekick-mcp` skill instead if your host already has the Scholar > Sidekick MCP server connected — same capabilities as native tool calls. This skill is the > zero-setup path that works in any agent that can run `curl`. ## When to Use - The user has an identifier (DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv, ISSN, ADS bibcode, WHO IRIS URL) and wants metadata, a formatted citation, or a bibliography file. - "Cite this in APA/Vancouver/Chicago…", "give me a BibTeX/RIS file", "export these refs". - "Has this been retracted?", "is this open access?", "is this citation real / did you make it up?" - Do NOT use to *search* for papers by topic — that's discovery (see the `arxiv` skill). This assumes you already have an identifier. ## Surfaces — call the API, never scrape the UI The site is built for agents. The contract lives at: - https://scholar-sidekick.com/llms.txt (index of agent surfaces) - https://scholar-sidekick.com/AGENTS.md (REST + MCP guide) - https://scholar-sidekick.com/openapi/openapi.yml (OpenAPI 3.1) Always call the JSON REST API below. Do not drive the website form. ## Authentication & limits Calls to