io.github.thaohienhomes/pho-research-tools · v1.0.1 · health-and-science
Phở Research Tools is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 724 ms and exposes 5 tools.
Checks AI-written references against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex. Formats citations, PRISMA.
Endpoint: https://mcp.pho.chat/mcp (streamable-http)
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| Users (last 30 days) | 0 |
| Handshake | Healthy |
| Auth needed | None |
| Tool count | 5 |
| Latency | 724 ms |
| Last checked (UTC) | 2026-10-15T11:00:08.002Z |
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Latency | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15T11:00:08.002Z | Healthy | 724 |
verify_references | Check every reference in a list against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex and report, for each one, whether the paper really exists and whether the details are right. Works on lists written by a person or generated by an AI model. Input: a pasted reference list in any common style (APA, Vancouver, numbe |
format_citations | Format references in a citation style (APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago author-date, Harvard, Vancouver, IEEE, AMA) or export them as BibTeX, RIS or CSL-JSON. By default every reference is first verified against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex, and verified references are formatted from the database record, so w |
search_papers | Search PubMed and OpenAlex for real papers. Every result carries a DOI or PubMed ID that resolves, so nothing returned can be fabricated. Finds sources for a claim or a topic. Filters: publication year range, open-access only, study types, and the number of results. Retracted papers are left out by |
check_retractions | Check DOIs for retractions, expressions of concern and corrections, using Crossref (which includes Retraction Watch data). Status per DOI: retracted, concern, corrected, other_notice, no_notice (nothing on record), not_in_crossref, invalid_doi, rate_limited or lookup_failed (the DOI could not be che |
prisma_flow_diagram | Draw a PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for a new systematic review from the record counts, as a PNG image plus an SVG and download links. Give the counts you have; boxes that follow arithmetically from others are filled in and marked as derived. The tool checks that the numbers add up (records identified m |