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Scite indexes the scientific literature with the citation context that tells you how a paper was received. Scite MCP gives your agent authenticated access scoped to the user who authorized it.

  • Acts as the user: access and write actions stay tied to the Scite account that authorized the agent.
  • Credentials stay vaulted: AES-256, resolved at request time, never in LLM context.
  • Scoped before every call: permissions enforced. 90-day audit trail.
Scite MCP
agent · Acme Q3
Run
How is the 2021 GLP-1 adherence paper cited?
S
scite_citations_search
156ms
Scite agent
148 citing statements: 121 supporting, 6 contrasting, 21 mentioning. The contrasting ones question the cohort size.
Sources: 148 citation statements
scitemcp
3 calls
18:29
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Tools your research agent reaches for on Scite MCP, scoped per user.

CALL ANY TOOL
Search scientific literature on Scite: papers, patents, clinical trials, grants, and FDA safety data, plus citation statement retrieval.
scitemcp_add_dois_to_collection
Add dois to collection
Add DOIs to a Collection. Works on both DOI-list and saved-search Collections. Requires EDITOR or ADMIN access. For a DOI-list Collection the DOIs are added to the list. For a saved-search Collection they are force-included (added to the manual include list) so they appear even if the search would not return them. DOIs already present are ignored. Use `create_collection` to make a new Collection or `remove_dois_from_collection` to take DOIs out. **Parameters:** - slug: The Collection slug (required). - dois: List of DOI strings to add (required, non-empty). **Returns:** The updated Collection with id, slug, name, and DOI counts.
Parameters
Name
Type
Required
Description
dois
array
Required
List of DOIs to add, e.g. ['10.1038/s41586-020-2649-2']
slug
string
Required
The Collection slug
scitemcp_create_collection
Create collection
scitemcp_delete_collection
Delete collection
scitemcp_get_510k_summary
Get 510k summary
scitemcp_get_clinical_trial
Get clinical trial
scitemcp_get_collection
Get collection
scitemcp_get_device510k
Get device510k
scitemcp_get_drug
Get drug
scitemcp_get_faers_report
Get faers report
scitemcp_get_grant
Get grant
scitemcp_get_maude_report
Get maude report
scitemcp_get_mhra_alert
Get mhra alert
scitemcp_remove_dois_from_collection
Remove dois from collection
scitemcp_search_510k_summaries
Search 510k summaries
scitemcp_search_clinical_trials
Search clinical trials
scitemcp_search_collections
Search collections
scitemcp_search_device510k
Search device510k
scitemcp_search_drugs
Search drugs
scitemcp_search_faers
Search faers
scitemcp_search_grants
Search grants
scitemcp_search_literature
Search literature
scitemcp_search_maude
Search maude
scitemcp_search_mhra
Search mhra
scitemcp_search_patents
Search patents
scitemcp_update_collection
Update collection
Build your Agent
Drop the toolkit in, point it at the user, and your research agent can use Scite from the first run.
Python · LlamaIndex
import { ScalekitClient } from "@scalekit-sdk/node";
import { createReactAgent } from "@langchain/langgraph/prebuilt";

const sk = new ScalekitClient(env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET);

// Scite MCP tools, scoped to the signed-in user
const { tools } = await sk.tools.listScopedTools("user_123", {
filter: { connectionNames: ["scitemcp"], toolNames: [
"scitemcp_add_dois_to_collection",
"scitemcp_create_collection",
"scitemcp_delete_collection"
] },
pageSize: 100,
});

const agent = createReactAgent({ llm, tools });
await agent.invoke({ messages: [{ role: "user", content: "How is the 2021 GLP-1 adherence paper cited?" }] });
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { ScalekitClient } from "@scalekit-sdk/node";

const sk = new ScalekitClient(env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET);

// Scite MCP tools, scoped to the signed-in user
const { tools } = await sk.tools.listScopedTools("user_123", {
filter: { connectionNames: ["scitemcp"], toolNames: [
"scitemcp_add_dois_to_collection",
"scitemcp_create_collection",
"scitemcp_delete_collection"
] },
pageSize: 100,
});

const openai = new OpenAI();
const res = await openai.responses.create({
model: "gpt-5",
tools: tools.map((t) => t.openai),
input: "How is the 2021 GLP-1 adherence paper cited?",
});
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";
import { ScalekitClient } from "@scalekit-sdk/node";

const sk = new ScalekitClient(env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET);

// Scite MCP tools, scoped to the signed-in user
const { tools } = await sk.tools.listScopedTools("user_123", {
filter: { connectionNames: ["scitemcp"], toolNames: [
"scitemcp_add_dois_to_collection",
"scitemcp_create_collection",
"scitemcp_delete_collection"
] },
pageSize: 100,
});

const anthropic = new Anthropic();
const msg = await anthropic.messages.create({
model: "claude-opus-4-6",
max_tokens: 1024,
tools: tools.map((t) => t.anthropic),
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "How is the 2021 GLP-1 adherence paper cited?" }],
});
import { Agent } from "@google/adk/agents";
import { ScalekitClient } from "@scalekit-sdk/node";

const sk = new ScalekitClient(env.SCALEKIT_ENV_URL, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_ID, env.SCALEKIT_CLIENT_SECRET);

// Scite MCP tools, scoped to the signed-in user
const { tools } = await sk.tools.listScopedTools("user_123", {
filter: { connectionNames: ["scitemcp"], toolNames: [
"scitemcp_add_dois_to_collection",
"scitemcp_create_collection",
"scitemcp_delete_collection"
] },
pageSize: 100,
});

const agent = new Agent({
name: "scitemcp_agent",
model: "gemini-2.5-pro",
instruction: "Act as the research agent for the signed-in user.",
tools,
});
await agent.run("How is the 2021 GLP-1 adherence paper cited?");
Try these prompts
Paste any prompt into your agent to start using Scite.
Literature search
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Find recent papers on GLP-1 adherence in primary care.
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Search clinical trials for this compound.
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Which patents cite this method?
Citation context
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How is the 2021 adherence paper cited?
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Show contrasting citation statements for this study.
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Has this finding been replicated since 2023?
Safety and funding
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Search FDA adverse event reports for this device.
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Which grants funded this research group?
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List retracted papers citing this method.
SEE HOW AUTH WORKS
Users authorize Scite once. Their credentials stay vaulted, every call is checked, and every action is logged.
1
Authorize
Your user connects
Scite MCP
once. We tie it to their identity and the meetings they approved — no shared bot account, no org-wide access
Who:
user ‘A’
when:
Once per user
access:
Limited to user
2
Store
Their
Scite MCP
token lives in a vault scoped to them. User A's meetings are never reachable by an agent acting for user B, even on the same connection
vault:
encrypted
scope:
per-user
tokens:
auto-refreshed
3
Resolve
When your agent calls a
Scite MCP
tool, we fetch the right token server-side. It never touches your agent, never appears in the LLM context, never shows up in your logs
speed:
~40ms
check:
before every call
seen by:
nobody
4
Audit
Every
Scite MCP
tool call is logged — who triggered it, which meeting was fetched, what came back. 90 days of history, tied to the user who authorized it
history:
90 days
export:
SIEM-ready
logged:
every call
Test other agents
Same per-user auth pattern across other agents and MCP connectors. Working code, live demos, fork what fits.
GTM and RevOps Teams
Competitive intelligence briefing agent
Scans Gong calls for competitor mentions, matches each one to its Notion battlecard, and DMs every affected rep a single Slack digest per cycle. Every call runs as the PMM who owns the briefing, never a shared bot.
GTM and RevOps Teams
Outbound prospecting agent
Searches Apollo for prospects matching your ICP, scores and ranks them, drafts personalized outreach in Gmail, and logs every send to Google Sheets. Mail goes out as the rep, not from a shared inbox.
GTM and RevOps Teams
Deal intelligence agent
Pulls recent Gong calls, scores deal risk with an LLM, cross-references the record in Attio, and DMs each owner their at-risk deals in Slack. Every read is scoped to that rep's own access.
Support and Ops Teams
Support triage agent
Fetches new Zendesk tickets, classifies them by type and urgency, searches the Notion knowledge base for an answer, and routes what it cannot resolve to Slack. Every call runs on the support agent's own delegated OAuth.
Test other agents
Same per-user auth pattern across other agents and MCP connectors. Working code, live demos, fork what fits.
SALES
Deal intelligence agent
Score Gong call risk with an LLM, cross-reference the Attio record, and DM each owner their at-risk deals in Slack.
GTM
Competitive intelligence briefing agent
Scan Gong calls for competitor mentions, match each one to its Notion battlecard, and DM every affected rep a single Slack digest.
SALES
Outbound prospecting agent
Search Apollo for ICP matches, rank them, draft personalised Gmail outreach, and log every send to Google Sheets.
SUPPORT
Support triage agent
Classify new Zendesk tickets, search the Notion knowledge base for an answer, and route what it cannot resolve to Slack.
Why Scalekit
Secure your agent's access. Connectors ship in minutes
01.
Shared tokens break per-user analytics
A shared token looks fine in a demo. In production every call looks like a service account. Scalekit resolves the real user credential so attribution, audit, and scope stay accurate.
// shared token
audit → bot_service_account
user_filter → broken

// scalekit
audit → user_abc
scope → enforced ✓
02.
Authentication is not authorization
03.
Multi-tenancy is architectural
04.
Scite today. Others tomorrow.
“Our agents act across Salesforce, Gong, Google Drive, and more, on behalf of every customer. Scalekit behind the scenes meant we can keep adding tools without ever rebuilding how credentials or tool calling work.”
Venu Madhav Kattagoni
Head of Engineering / Von
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the agent access Scite as the user or as a shared key?
As the user. Each member authorizes once and Scalekit resolves their credential at request time. Audit logs attribute every action to that user, not a shared service account.
Where is the Scite oauth 2.1 credential stored?
In Scalekit's managed AES-256 token vault, namespaced per tenant. Refresh is automatic. Revocation is a single dashboard action. Credentials never appear in prompts, logs, or LLM context.
Can I limit what the agent is allowed to do in Scite?
Yes. Pass a tool name filter to listScopedTools so the research agent only sees the subset you authorize. Pre-API-call scope checks block out-of-policy actions before the request reaches Scite.
What happens when a user revokes Scite access?
The connection is invalidated on the next tool call. Subsequent requests for that user fail closed with a clear error. Other users in the tenant remain unaffected. The event is logged for audit.
Does the agent's search count against our Scite seat?
Yes, calls run on the authorizing user's Scite entitlement, which is the point: usage and rate limits land on the real account rather than a shared key, and the audit chain names the researcher whose agent ran the search.
Start in your coding agent
Up and running in one command
Install the Scalekit skill in your editor of choice. Connector, auth, tools, prompt, all wired up
Claude Code REPL
/plugin marketplace add scalekit-inc/claude-code-authstack
/plugin install agentkit@scalekit-auth-stack
Cursor Code REPL
# ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
""mcpServers"": {
""scitemcp"": {
""url"": ""https://mcp.scalekit.com/scitemcp"",
""headers"": { ""Authorization"": ""Bearer $SCALEKIT_TOKEN"" }
}
}
}
Codex Code REPL
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.scitemcp]
url = ""https://mcp.scalekit.com/scitemcp""
auth_env = ""SCALEKIT_TOKEN""
Copilot Code REPL
# .vscode/mcp.json
{
""servers"": {
""scitemcp"": {
""url"": ""https://mcp.scalekit.com/scitemcp"",
""type"": ""http""
}
}
}