papers.citations

Citation graph for a scholarly work via OpenAlex. Pass id as a DOI (10.xxxx/…, doi.org URL) or an OpenAlex work id (W…). Returns the work

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-2s-io-mcp/papers.citations.md

WHAT IT DOES

What papers.citations does on Mcp

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

RISK

Why papers.citations is rated Low

Retrieves bibliographic metadata without modification, deletion, or financial operations.

From the tool's definition Citation graph for a scholarly work via OpenAlex. Pass id as a DOI or OpenAlex work id. Returns the work

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs papers.citations safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For papers.citations, this is the rule to start with:

papers.citations Allowed

papers.citations is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "papers.citations": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every papers.citations call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about papers.citations

What does the papers.citations tool do? +

Citation graph for a scholarly work via OpenAlex. Pass id as a DOI (10.xxxx/…, doi.org URL) or an OpenAlex work id (W…). Returns the work. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on papers.citations? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for papers.citations: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is papers.citations? +

papers.citations is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit papers.citations? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the papers.citations rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block papers.citations completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for papers.citations. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides papers.citations? +

papers.citations is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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