Verify a claimed citation against the record at its identifier — catches the real-identifier + fabricated-title pattern (Topaz et al., Lancet 2026). Pass title plus one identifier. Read-only.
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What this tool does
Verify a claimed citation against the record at its identifier — catches the real-identifier + fabricated-title pattern (Topaz et al., Lancet 2026). Pass title plus one identifier. Read-only. Use it on Scholar Sidekick with an agent. It runs in the browser on the website and needs no package install.
How to install
Open the scholar-sidekick.com website and ask your browser agent to use verifyCitation
Run with an agent
Use the verifyCitation tool on scholar-sidekick.com with title: <string>, doi: <string>, pmid: <string>, pmcid: <string>, isbn: <string>, arxiv: <string>, issn: <string>, ads: <string>, whoIrisUrl: <string>, author: <string>, year: <integer>, container: <string>, screenWithLlm: <boolean>. Return the structured result and cite the source page.
Input contract
titlestringCited title (required).
doistringDOI as cited.
pmidstringPubMed ID.
pmcidstringPubMed Central ID.
isbnstringISBN.
arxivstringarXiv ID.
issnstringISSN.
adsstringNASA ADS bibcode.
whoIrisUrlstringWHO IRIS URL.
authorstringFirst-author family name.
yearintegerPublication year.
containerstringJournal / container name.
screenWithLlmbooleanOpt-in Stage 3 LLM screen (requires an authenticated key).
Verify the live listing at the source before a production call. Fields marked as a starter contract may differ from what the site expects.