# citepulse

CitePulse: Academic citation analytics for AI research agents, grant offices, and PIs — bibliography verification, retraction detection, paper/author/institution/journal metrics, topic and funder impact scans, and grounded literature briefs. Built on open scholarly infrastructure (OpenAlex, Crossref). All endpoints require x402 payment (USDC on Base mainnet) via the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header. Coverage: Global Endpoints: • ref-check ($0.02): Bibliography verification (flagship) • paper ($0.02): Single-paper lookup • author ($0.02): Author metrics • institution ($0.02): Institution research-output benchmark • journal ($0.10): Journal/venue intelligence • topic-scan ($0.20): Rising-topic research scan • funder-impact ($0.20): Funder research-impact brief • literature-brief ($0.25): Grounded literature synthesis

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `citepulse`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/citepulse

## Facts

- Tool: `citepulse`
- Server: Pulsenetwork (`https://pulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/GTCC777/mcp-pulsenetwork
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: *
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 12 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `doi` | string | no | DOI (preferred, exact match) |
| `lang` | string | no | Response language, default en |
| `name` | string | no | Author name to search |
| `title` | string | no | Paper title (used only if doi is omitted) |
| `topic` | string | no | Topic/field name or keyword |
| `years` | string | no | Lookback window in years, default 3 |
| `action` | string | yes | Which endpoint to call. Options: ref-check \| paper \| author \| institution \| journal \| topic-scan \| funder-impact \| literature-brief |
| `funder` | string | no | Funder name |
| `question` | string | no | The research question to synthesize |
| `citations` | string | no | Comma-separated list of DOIs and/or free-text references, up to 20 items. |
| `compare_to` | string | no | Optional second institution name for a side-by-side benchmark |
| `openalex_id` | string | no | OpenAlex author ID for an exact, disambiguated lookup |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "citepulse",
    "arguments": {
      "action": "<action>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why citepulse is rated Low

CitePulse retrieves academic citation data and metrics with no side effects or data modification capabilities.

From the tool's own definition: "bibliography verification, paper/author/institution metrics, literature briefs, lookup"

Risk signals: High parameter count (12 properties)

## Use case

AI agents call citepulse to retrieve information from Pulsenetwork without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Pulsenetwork:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "citepulse": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Pulsenetwork (79)

- `macropulse` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/macropulse.md
- `arbipulse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/arbipulse.md
- `buildpulse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/buildpulse.md
- `cryptopulse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/cryptopulse.md
- `gridpulse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/gridpulse.md
- `legalpulse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/legalpulse.md
- `airdroppulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/airdroppulse.md
- `dealpulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/dealpulse.md
- `debtpulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/debtpulse.md
- `insurepulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/insurepulse.md
- `mailpulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/mailpulse.md
- `racingpulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/racingpulse.md
- `wealthpulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/wealthpulse.md
- `alphapulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/alphapulse.md
- `autopulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/autopulse.md
- `biopulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/biopulse.md
- `careerpulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/careerpulse.md
- `catalog_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/catalog-search.md
- `chronicapulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/chronicapulse.md
- `clearcarepulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/clearcarepulse.md
- `climatepulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/climatepulse.md
- `clinicalintelpulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/clinicalintelpulse.md
- `collectablespulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/collectablespulse.md
- `compliancepulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/compliancepulse.md
- `cyberpulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/cyberpulse.md
- `discover` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/discover.md
- `econsignalpulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/econsignalpulse.md
- `esgpulse` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork/esgpulse.md
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- …and 49 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-theaslangroupllc-pulse-pulsenetwork