Onecite MCP Server

Auditable citation normalization for research workflows Features • Privacy & External Services • 📖 Advanced Usage • 🗺️ Roadmap • 🤝 Contributing. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with arxiv, bibliography and bibtex and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-06 · ★ 66 · #42 OF 71 MAINTAINED SCIENCE & HEALTH · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Onecite

Claude Code

claude mcp add hzacode-onecite -- uvx onecite

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hzacode-onecite": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "onecite"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package onecite - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.HzaCode is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · Who maintains Onecite

onecite is maintained by hzacode. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2025.

04 · Facts

repository
github.com/hzacode/onecite
category
science & health - ranked #42 of 71 actively-maintained science & health servers as of 2026-09-18.
registry
io.github.HzaCode/onecite (active, first published 2025-10-12)
packages
pypi:onecite

05 · Onecite FAQ

What is Onecite?

Auditable citation normalization for research workflows Features • Privacy & External Services • 📖 Advanced Usage • 🗺️ Roadmap • 🤝 Contributing. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Onecite still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-06. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Onecite?

Run `uvx onecite`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Onecite run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

06 · Alternatives to Onecite

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