Citation Generator

Text REST API MCP

Generate a reference-list citation in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, or Harvard style for a book, website, journal, or article. Returns the citation with *italic* markers, a plain-text version, and an HTML version with <em> tags.

This page documents the MCP tool findutils:citation_generator. See the REST reference →

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Call it over MCP

Tool name findutils:citation_generator · no API keys · 120 requests/min per IP

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop — claude_desktop_config.json

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

Raw JSON-RPC (any MCP client) — verified example

curl -X POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "citation_generator",
      "arguments": {
        "style": "apa",
        "source_type": "book",
        "title": "Deep Work",
        "year": "2016",
        "publisher": "Grand Central",
        "authors": [
          {
            "first_name": "Cal",
            "last_name": "Newport"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }'

Input schema

Argument Type Required Description
style string (apa | mla | chicago | harvard) yes Citation style.
source_type string (book | website | journal | article) yes Kind of source.
title string yes Title of the work.
authors array no Authors in order, each { first_name, last_name }. Authors without a last name are ignored.
year string no Publication year. Default: current year.
publisher string no Publisher (book).
publisher_location string no Publisher city (book, Chicago/Harvard).
edition string no Edition number, e.g. "2nd" (book).
url string no URL (website, article).
access_date string no Access date as YYYY-MM-DD (website). Default: today (UTC).
website_name string no Website or organisation name (website).
journal_name string no Journal or periodical name (journal, article).
volume string no Volume (journal).
issue string no Issue number (journal).
pages string no Page range, e.g. "12-34".
doi string no DOI without the https://doi.org/ prefix (journal).

Example arguments (verified)

{
  "style": "apa",
  "source_type": "book",
  "title": "Deep Work",
  "year": "2016",
  "publisher": "Grand Central",
  "authors": [
    {
      "first_name": "Cal",
      "last_name": "Newport"
    }
  ]
}

Also a REST endpoint

The same tool answers plain HTTP at POST /api/tools/citation-generator/execute — no key, 60 requests/min.

Open the REST reference for Citation Generator →

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