Citesearch
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Search, read and trace links across the Edgepedia encyclopedia corpus.
What you can do with it
We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.
- Connection: Runs on your computer
- Transport: stdio
- Category: Search & AI memory
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Passed 3/3 checks · Runs on your computer
First: which AI do you use?
Pick your app and the steps appear below.
Works with Claude, with some setup first
Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file
SettingsDeveloperEdit Config
Paste these settings and save the file
{ "mcpServers": { "citesearch": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@reneturcios/citesearch", "mcp" ] } } }Quit Claude and open it again
Try it
Use Citesearch and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude says it is using Citesearch or shows a Citesearch tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
ChatGPT cannot connect Citesearch yet
Citesearch runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web
What you can do instead
A · Use an app that can connect Citesearch
- Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
- Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
- Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
- Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
B · Others in Search & AI memory that work with ChatGPT
Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key
- AIHOT✓ ChatGPT
- Sui Knowledge Base (kapa.ai)✓ ChatGPT
- Exa✓ ChatGPT
Works with Claude Code, with some setup first
Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Paste this command and press Enter
claude mcp add citesearch -- npx -y @reneturcios/citesearch mcpType /mcp in Claude Code
You should see Citesearch listed as connected
Try it
Use Citesearch and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude Code says it is using Citesearch or shows a Citesearch tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with Cursor, with some setup first
Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode
Try it
Use Citesearch and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Cursor says it is using Citesearch or shows a Citesearch tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
Works with VS Code, with some setup first
Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
Try it
Use Citesearch and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If VS Code says it is using Citesearch or shows a Citesearch tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings
Installed on your computer
Claude Code
claude mcp add citesearch -- npx -y @reneturcios/citesearch mcpClaude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"citesearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/citesearch",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"citesearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/citesearch",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}VS Code (mcp.json)
{
"servers": {
"citesearch": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/citesearch",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
At a glance
- Downloads per weeki
- 282/wk
- Connection
- Runs on your computer
- Transport
- stdio
- Latest versioni
- 0.1.0
- Categoryi
- Search & AI memory
- Published to registryi
- Nov 2, 2026
- Code last changedi
- Nov 2, 2026
- Maker
- CloudCorpRecords
- Packages
npm: @reneturcios/citesearchoci: ghcr.io/cloudcorprecords/citesearch:0.1.0- Registry status
- Active
Which apps can use it
Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.
Run on your computer in
ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast
Related guides
What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 12, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account CloudCorpRecords, which owns the repo
- ✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 9 days ago
- ✓ Pass
Has a licence
Uses MIT
- – Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
- – Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints
Discussion
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User reviews
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Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi
- More stars than 0% of the other 5961 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 80% of the other 5961 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5961 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Citesearch safe?
It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed 9 days ago, and the latest version (0.1.0) reached the registry 9 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js, Docker on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Ruflo, Context7, Metabase
Alternatives
Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.
Reading a card:↓ Downloads per weeki★ GitHub starsiThree pillars: reviews · checks · usageiUpdated = latest version published to the registryi
README from the maker
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citesearch
citesearch is a small client for Edgepedia, a standalone encyclopedia corpus of (per its own release notes) some 486,000 articles, each with its own id and credit line. It can search the corpus by subject, read an article or topic in full, list the articles related to one you already have, trace the chain of in-text links between two articles, and pin down which article an ambiguous name refers to when you give it a little surrounding context. One binary serves a command-line interface and a stdio MCP server.
There is no account and no API key. Under the hood, both faces forward each request to the hosted Edgepedia endpoint at https://www.edgechat.ai/mcp and print the text it returns. Articles carry a credit line; where the upstream text includes it, it is shown as returned — please keep it attached wherever you reuse the article text.
Install
npx @reneturcios/citesearch search koalaOr run the container image:
docker run -i ghcr.io/cloudcorprecords/citesearchThe container defaults to the MCP server (see below). Pass CLI arguments to use it as a CLI instead.
CLI
citesearch search Mount Fujicitesearch fetch ep9kcz7eym citesearch fetch ep9kcz7eym --no-citations citesearch related ep9kcz7eym citesearch connect epStart epTarget citesearch resolve Jaguar --context "British car maker"
citesearch --version
Results print as plain text — a search returns matching articles with their ids, titles, links and summaries; a fetch returns one article as Markdown with its link, date, topic, license and credit line; a resolve answer names the article meant, its confidence and the alternatives. Exit codes: 0 on success, 1 when the upstream request fails, 2 for usage errors. Arguments are validated before any request is made.
Notes on fetch: with citations on (the default) an article's sources appear as inline links; --no-citations asks for [n] markers instead, which reads about a quarter shorter. The upstream documentation also mentions fetching several ids at once, a single section, a token budget, or only matching passages — but it does not publish parameter names for those controls, so this client does not invent any: fetch takes exactly one id and the citations switch.
MCP server
One bin serves both faces. The mcp subcommand starts a stdio MCP server:
npx -y @reneturcios/citesearch mcpMCP client configuration:
{"mcpServers": { "citesearch": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@reneturcios/citesearch", "mcp"] } } }
Tools
All five tools are read-only and key-free.
| Tool | Input | What it returns |
|---|---|---|
search | query (string) — a subject's name, not a question | Matching articles: id, title, link and summary (or the article opening when there is no summary). Other names and misspellings work, and topic phrases return the topic. |
fetch | id (string); citations (boolean, optional) | One article as Markdown, with its link, date, topic, license and credit line. A topic's id lists its articles. citations: false swaps inline source links for [n] markers. |
related | id (string) | Articles related to it: its topic-mates, a few from each neighbouring topic, and its geography neighbours. |
connect | from (string), to (string) | The shortest chain of in-text links from one article to the other (at most 6 hops), with the sentence that makes each hop. |
resolve | name (string); context (string, optional) | Which article the name means, with a confidence and the alternatives. For example, "Jaguar" beside "British car maker" is the car company; beside "big cat" it is the animal. |
Development
npm installnpm run build # tsc -> dist/ npm test # node test runner over test/*.test.ts, no network (fake fetch only) npm run dev # run the CLI from source via tsx
License
MIT — see LICENSE. (This license covers this client; Edgepedia article text is under its own license and carries its own credit line.)