# io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp (npm · bibtex-reference-manager-mcp)

BibTeX reference manager. Parse, convert, dedupe, lint BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON and make cite keys.

- Trust score: 74/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- npm · `bibtex-reference-manager-mcp`: 74/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `bibtex-reference-manager-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.2`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 30 of 92 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 3 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1051 tokens (~175/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 33/100
  - Stability observed for 10 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp server?

io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y bibtex-reference-manager-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp -- npx -y bibtex-reference-manager-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bibtex-reference-manager-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bibtex-reference-manager-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp -- npx -y bibtex-reference-manager-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "bibtex-reference-manager-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg bibtex-reference-manager-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "bibtex-reference-manager-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "bibtex-reference-manager-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y bibtex-reference-manager-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bibtex-reference-manager-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 72, 0)

- [security regression] Tool safety: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Stability: 0.17 → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 840 → 1051
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] Package version: 0.1.1 → 0.1.2

### 2026-10-31 (score 72, +16)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-30 (score 56, −14)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 123 → 168
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.13
- [functional] Schema quality: good → excellent
- [functional] Package version: 0.1.0 → 0.1.1

### 2026-10-27 (score 70, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-26 (score 55)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `parse_bibliography` (~169 tokens)

Parse a bibliography

Read BibTeX, RIS or CSL JSON text and return the entries in one normalized shape: lower case field names, tidy whitespace, bare DOIs, the year filled in from a date, and authors split into "Family, Given". Nothing is sent anywhere. Example: text "@article{k1, AUTHOR = {John Smith and Jane Doe}, title={Deep Learning for Graphs}, year={2024}}" returns one entry with authors ["Smith, John", "Doe, Jane"] and lower case field names. Leave format out unless auto picks the wrong one.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): The format of the text. Defaults to auto, which looks at the text to decide.
- `text` (string, required): The reference list as text: BibTeX, RIS or CSL JSON.

Output parameters:

- `count` (number): How many entries were found.
- `entries` (array)
- `format` (string): The format that was read: bibtex, ris or csl_json.

### `convert_bibliography` (~187 tokens)

Convert a bibliography

Convert a reference list between BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON and plain text (a simple reference list style, APA by default, or MLA or IEEE when you pass style). The input format is detected unless you pass it. Page ranges, DOIs and names are cleaned on the way. Example: text is a BibTeX entry and to is "ris", and output is the same reference as RIS. Set from only to override detection.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string): The format of the text. Defaults to auto, which looks at the text to decide.
- `style` (string): The citation style for the text output: apa, mla or ieee. Defaults to apa. Ignored for the other formats.
- `text` (string, required): The reference list as text: BibTeX, RIS or CSL JSON.
- `to` (string, required): The format to write.

Output parameters:

- `count` (number): How many entries were converted.
- `from` (string): The format that was read.
- `output` (string): The converted reference list.
- `to` (string): The format that was written.

### `dedupe_entries` (~191 tokens)

Find duplicate entries

Find duplicate references by matching DOI, by the same cite key, and by similar titles (the years must not clash). Each group says which entry to keep, the one with the most fields, and which to remove. Also returns the list as BibTeX with the extra copies dropped. Example: two entries with the same DOI, one with 3 fields and one with 6, give one group that keeps the entry with 6 fields and lists the other under remove. Your files are not changed.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): The format of the text. Defaults to auto, which looks at the text to decide.
- `text` (string, required): The reference list as text: BibTeX, RIS or CSL JSON.
- `title_threshold` (number): How alike two titles must be to count as the same, from 0.5 to 1. Defaults to 0.9.

Output parameters:

- `deduplicated_bibtex` (string): The list as BibTeX without the removed copies.
- `groups` (array)
- `total` (number): How many entries were read.
- `unique` (number): How many entries are left once the duplicates are dropped.

### `lint_entries` (~138 tokens)

Lint entries

Check a reference list for problems: missing required fields for the entry type, bad page ranges, titles that are not capitalized, invalid DOIs, odd years and repeated keys. Each issue names the entry key, the field and a plain message. Example: an @article with no journal field gives an issue with the rule missing-field and the field journal. Pass the whole list as text so repeated keys can be found.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): The format of the text. Defaults to auto, which looks at the text to decide.
- `text` (string, required): The reference list as text: BibTeX, RIS or CSL JSON.

Output parameters:

- `count` (number): How many entries were checked.
- `errors` (number)
- `issues` (array)
- `warnings` (number)

### `fix_entries` (~170 tokens)

Fix entries

Apply the safe fixes that lint_entries points to and return the cleaned list as BibTeX: page ranges with one hyphen get a double hyphen, titles that start with a lower case letter or are all lower case get capitals (words inside braces are left alone), and DOIs written as a link or with a doi: prefix become bare DOIs. Missing fields, backwards page ranges and DOIs that are not valid are not guessed, so run lint_entries on the result. Example: pages "12-15" becomes "12--15". Your files are not changed.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): The format of the text. Defaults to auto, which looks at the text to decide.
- `text` (string, required): The reference list as text: BibTeX, RIS or CSL JSON.

Output parameters:

- `bibtex` (string): The cleaned list as BibTeX.
- `count` (number): How many entries were read.
- `fixed` (number): How many changes were made.
- `fixes` (array)

### `generate_cite_keys` (~196 tokens)

Generate cite keys

Create consistent cite keys from the first author's family name, the year and the first meaningful word of the title, like smith2024deep. Repeated keys get a letter added. Returns the old and new key for each entry and the list as BibTeX with the new keys. Example: an entry with key old1, author "Smith, John", year 2024 and title "Deep Learning for Graphs" gives old_key old1 and new_key smith2024deep, or smith2024 when include_title_word is false.

Input parameters:

- `format` (string): The format of the text. Defaults to auto, which looks at the text to decide.
- `include_title_word` (boolean): Add the first meaningful title word, so you get smith2024deep and not smith2024. Defaults to true.
- `text` (string, required): The reference list as text: BibTeX, RIS or CSL JSON.

Output parameters:

- `bibtex` (string): The list as BibTeX using the new keys.
- `count` (number)
- `keys` (array)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 74
- 2026-11-04: 73
- 2026-11-03: 73
- 2026-11-02: 72
- 2026-11-01: 72
- 2026-10-31: 72
- 2026-10-30: 56
- 2026-10-29: 70
- 2026-10-28: 70
- 2026-10-27: 70
- 2026-10-26: 55

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp server?

io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp. BibTeX reference manager. Parse, convert, dedupe, lint BibTeX, RIS, CSL JSON and make cite keys. This page covers its npm package (bibtex-reference-manager-mcp).

### Is the io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp server safe to use?

io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp scores 74 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp server expose?

io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp exposes 6 tools: parse_bibliography, convert_bibliography, dedupe_entries, lint_entries, fix_entries, generate_cite_keys. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,051 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp server still maintained?

io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp server under?

io.github.AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/AnonymousOnyx22/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/anonymousonyx22-bibtex-reference-manager-mcp/bibtex-reference-manager-mcp