Scholar Sidekick

How to set up the Scholar Sidekick connector, plus the actions that are available.

Previewv0.1.0

See changelog

11 actions · 3 auth methods

Research

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Getting Started

1. Create or Select a Project

   Set up a new project or select an existing one. See Organizations & Projects.

2. Configure the Connector

   Enable the connector and create a Connector Profile in your project. See Setup Connector Profile.

   

   API Key · Connector Profile

   Authenticate with a first-party Scholar Sidekick API key (prefixed ssk_), sent as Authorization: Bearer ssk_…. A free ke…

   

   RapidAPI Key · Connector Profile

   Authenticate through the RapidAPI marketplace with your RapidAPI subscription key, sent as the X-RapidAPI-Key header to…

   

   No Authentication · Connector Profile

   No credentials needed. Calls go to the first-party API at scholar-sidekick.com as anonymous traffic, with lower per-rout…

3. Link an Account

   Link an account from the dashboard (or via StackOne Hub).

   See the guide for the authentication type chosen in the Connector Profile:

   

   API Key · Link Account

   

   RapidAPI Key · Link Account

   

   No Authentication · Link Account
4. Use Actions

   Connect an AI platform to the linked account’s actions. See AI Platforms.

   Other ways to call actions are listed in Protocols & SDKs.

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Actions

Authentication type

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API KeyNo AuthenticationRapidAPI Key

11 actions

Action

Description

Health Check

scholarsidekick_health_check

Check that the Scholar Sidekick API is up and report its version and limits.

Detect Identifiers

scholarsidekick_detect_create

Detect scholarly identifiers such as DOIs, PMIDs and ISBNs in free-form text.

Lookup Identifier

scholarsidekick_lookup_create

Resolve a single scholarly identifier to normalized citation metadata.

Format Citations

scholarsidekick_format_create

Resolve a batch of identifiers and format them as citations in a chosen style.

Format Citation Items

scholarsidekick_format_items_create

Format already-resolved citation items in a chosen style without resolving identifiers again.

Export Citations

scholarsidekick_export_create

Export citations as a bibliography file in RIS, BibTeX, CSL-JSON, EndNote, CSV and other formats.

Check Retraction Status

scholarsidekick_retraction_check_create

Check whether a publication has been retracted, corrected or flagged with an expression of concern.

Check Open Access Status

scholarsidekick_oa_check_create

Check whether a publication is open access and where a free copy can be found.

Verify Citation

scholarsidekick_verify_create

Verify that a claimed citation matches the real record behind its identifier or title.

Audit Bibliography

scholarsidekick_audit_create

Audit a whole bibliography for fabricated, mismatched and retracted references.

List CSL Styles

scholarsidekick_csl_styles_list

List and search the CSL citation styles available for formatting and export.