io. github. Franksterino/ citeguard
by Franksterino · remote · local (npm) · no sign-in to list tools · v0.1.2 · published by GitHub user Franksterino
Verify citations in AI text: fetches each cited source, returns verdicts with evidence quotes.
3 tools: 3 change things.
Scanned Oct 21, 2026
- Deletes or cancels0Claude Code: deny
- Can't be undone0Claude Code: ask
- Changes things3Claude Code: ask: see these tools
- Only reads0Claude Code: allow
No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.
claude mcp add --transport http citeguard https://citeguard.boundy.workers.dev/mcpTools
Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.
3 tools
Changes things 3Claude Code: ask
check_documentAudit every citation in a markdown/plain-text document: extracts claim+source pairs (markdown links, footnotes, DOIs, bare URLs), verifies each against the fetched source, and retu…No findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
Description, as the server wrote it Audit every citation in a markdown/plain-text document: extracts claim+source pairs (markdown links, footnotes, DOIs, bare URLs), verifies each against the fetched source, and returns a report with a citation integrity score (0-100).
check_linksLiveness-only check (no LLM): extracts all cited URLs and reports dead links, homepage redirects, and archive.org availability.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "check_links" says "link": a word for a change.
Description, as the server wrote it Liveness-only check (no LLM): extracts all cited URLs and reports dead links, homepage redirects, and archive.org availability.
verify_claimsVerify claim+source pairs: fetches each cited URL and returns a per-claim verdict (supported / partially_supported / contradicted / unsupported / uncertain / could_not_fetch) with …No findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
Description, as the server wrote it Verify claim+source pairs: fetches each cited URL and returns a per-claim verdict (supported / partially_supported / contradicted / unsupported / uncertain / could_not_fetch) with a quoted evidence span from the source.
This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.
Install
Pinned to version 0.1.2. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http citeguard https://citeguard.boundy.workers.dev/mcpRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [],
"ask": [
"mcp__citeguard__verify_claims",
"mcp__citeguard__check_document",
"mcp__citeguard__check_links"
],
"deny": []
}
}Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as citeguard. Review it before you use it.
