Citation Intelligence Mcp

Name: Citation Intelligence Mcp
Author: AutomateLab-tech

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About Citation Intelligence Mcp

Free MCP server that tells your agent what LLMs cite, across Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Bing. One server, 6 AI citation sources, all via standard MCP tools. No API key required — open source and self-hostable.

Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citation-intelligence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automatelab/citation-intelligence"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is Citation Intelligence MCP?

A free, self-hosted MCP server that tells your agent which URLs get cited by AI search engines—across Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Bing. It’s for developers, SEOs, and content creators who need programmatic citation data without a hosted dashboard.

How to use Citation Intelligence MCP?

Install via npx -y @automatelab/citation-intelligence (requires Node 20+). Set environment variables for desired API keys (Perplexity, SerpAPI, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Bing, Brave). Use any MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code) with stdio transport.

Key features of Citation Intelligence MCP?

Query cross-engine citation consensus matrix
Domain-level citation check with per-engine breakdown
Predict citation likelihood without firing an LLM
Trend and freshness analysis for citations
AI crawler access and schema audit tools
Local caching with configurable TTL

Use cases of Citation Intelligence MCP?

Check if your own domain is cited by AI search engines for target queries
Identify competing domains cited across multiple engines for a query
Monitor citation trends over time for editorial or GEO planning
Audit your site’s AI crawler accessibility and structured data health
Programmatically compare citation visibility between any set of URLs

FAQ from Citation Intelligence MCP

What does the `surface` field mean in responses?

It tells you how the data was collected: consumer_scrape (real UI proxy), api_proxy (API call, directional), web_rank (traditional SERP), or static_signal (offline). Always check this before drawing conclusions.

Do I need paid API keys to use the server?

No. Several engines have free tiers: Perplexity (free Sonar on signup), SerpAPI (100 free Google AI Overview lookups/month), Gemini (free tier), Bing (free), Brave (2000/month). Only Claude and ChatGPT require paid keys.

Where is my citation data stored?

All data stays on your machine. API calls go directly from your computer to the vendor. A local cache file lives at ~/.config/citation-intelligence/cache.json. No data is uploaded to any third-party backend.

Can I run Citation Intelligence MCP without any API keys?

Yes. The citations.predict tool scores citation likelihood from public signals (Wikipedia, schema.org, llms.txt, GitHub) and requires zero keys. Other tools become available as you set each key.

Is this server compatible with Claude Desktop?

Yes. Add it to the Claude Desktop config via stdio transport using the npx command and your chosen environment variables. Any MCP client that supports stdio works the same way.

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