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Manusights

Official registry AI and agents

Check if references exist or were retracted, look up journal AI policies, and preview manuscripts.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http manusights 'https://manusights.com/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "manusights": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://manusights.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. Manusights MCP server
  2. Tools
  3. Set up
  4. Data
  5. Support

Manusights MCP server

Manusights checks a manuscript before submission. This remote MCP server lets an AI assistant check references for retractions and DOI mismatches, look up a journal's recorded AI-use rules, and start a pre-submission preview of a manuscript.

  • Server URL: https://manusights.com/mcp (streamable HTTP)
  • Registry name: com.manusights/manusights in the official MCP Registry
  • Sign-in: OAuth with dynamic client registration. Reference checks and journal lookups work without an account; the review tools ask you to sign in the first time you use them.

This repository holds the server's public description and setup notes, packaged as an Agent Plugins plugin: plugin.json (manifest), mcp.json and .mcp.json (the remote server), and one skill, skills/check-before-submission/SKILL.md, that tells an assistant how to use the tools and report their results. The server itself runs at manusights.com; there is no code to install.

Tools

ToolWhat it doesAccount
check_referencesChecks references against Crossref, the DOI registry and Retraction Watch. References without a DOI are also searched in Semantic Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, Open Library and CRAN. Reports retractions, corrections, expressions of concern, DOI mismatches and references with no matching record.Optional
get_journal_ai_policyReturns a journal's recorded AI-use and disclosure rules with the official policy link and the date they were checked.Optional
review_manuscript_textStarts a preview from the complete manuscript text: a readiness score, a verdict and the main risks a reviewer may raise. Figures are not reviewed from text.Required
review_manuscriptStarts a preview from an attached file, in clients that can pass the file's download URL (ChatGPT).Required
get_manuscript_reviewReads a preview or review on your account.Required
list_manuscript_reviewsLists your account's 20 most recent reviews.Required

Matching a record shows that a reference exists, not that it supports the claim it is cited for. A reference with no matching record may be a typo or a gap in the registries, not an invented paper.

Set up

Claude (claude.ai, desktop and mobile): open Customize, then Connectors, choose Add custom connector, name it Manusights and enter https://manusights.com/mcp. Guide: https://manusights.com/claude

ChatGPT: install Manusights from the ChatGPT app directory. Guide: https://manusights.com/chatgpt

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http manusights https://manusights.com/mcp

Then run /mcp, choose manusights and authenticate when you need a preview.

Codex:

codex mcp add manusights --url https://manusights.com/mcp
codex mcp login manusights

Cursor: add to .cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project:

{ "mcpServers": { "manusights": { "url": "https://manusights.com/mcp" } } }

VS Code: add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{ "servers": { "manusights": { "type": "http", "url": "https://manusights.com/mcp" } } }

Ask for Manusights by name, for example: "Use Manusights to check these references before I submit."

Data

A reference check sends only the references to Manusights. A preview sends the manuscript text or file you share and saves the preview to your Manusights account. Manusights does not write or rewrite manuscripts. Privacy policy: https://manusights.com/privacy. Terms: https://manusights.com/terms. Developer reference: https://manusights.com/developers/connector

Support

team@manusights.com

Frequently asked questions

What is Manusights?

Check if references exist or were retracted, look up journal AI policies, and preview manuscripts.

How do I install Manusights?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http manusights 'https://manusights.com/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Manusights need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is Manusights open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Manusights?

It is published by Manusights. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the official MCP Registry. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.