CiteVahti MCP server

CiteVahti

Does the cited paper actually support the claim? Check every citation in your manuscript — before a reviewer does.

CiteVahti walks you through your manuscript one claim at a time. You decide whether each cited source really backs the sentence; an optional AI gives a blinded second opinion (you rate first, it can never overrule you); and every decision is saved as a timestamped, tamper-evident record on your own computer.

Free while in beta. CiteVahti is local-first: your manuscript stays on your device

unless you choose to turn on an external AI model. No account. Nothing uploaded.

What beta means here: the review workflow and your data format are stable, but the

tool is young and your feedback still shapes it. The app does not update itself yet —

when a new version ships you replace it yourself (steps under Updating, below; the

panel can check for a newer version, but only if you turn that on). If something is

confusing or judged wrong, say so — beta reports are how it improves.

Who it's for

Researchers, clinicians, and students who write papers and want to be sure every citation holds up — without learning new software or touching a command line. If you can open a file on your computer, you can use CiteVahti.

What it does for you

reviewer or editor will flag.

• Catches citations that don't support the sentence they're attached to — the kind a

after you've decided.

• Keeps you in charge. You make every call; the AI is only ever a second opinion, shown

ready for a supervisor, co-author, journal, or registry.

• Leaves a clean paper trail — a timestamped record of what you checked and concluded,

• Builds a reusable evidence map so you don't re-do the same checks next project.
• Stays private by default — everything lives in a folder on your Mac or PC.

Get started in 2 minutes — no terminal, ever

On a Mac, use the desktop app. It's a normal app: download it, open it, review.

latest release.

1. Download citevahti--macos-arm64.app.zip from the

like any other app. (It's signed and notarized — it opens with no security warnings.)

1. Unzip it and drag CiteVahti.app into your Applications folder, then open it

rest, one step at a time — there's nothing to memorise.

1. Choose a folder to keep your reviews in when it asks.
2. Drag your manuscript (.docx or .md) onto the window. The panel walks you through the

Want an AI assistant to help pre-screen citations? Whenever you're ready, click the CiteVahti menu-bar icon → Start Agent Server. CiteVahti first explains exactly what an assistant can and cannot do — and either way, you rate every claim yourself and make every final call.

Or: use it inside Claude Desktop

If you already work in Claude, install CiteVahti as a one-click extension and drive the review by chatting. (This is also the path on Windows and Linux, where the desktop app isn't available yet.)

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.