Make your AI check every citation against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex
After catching fake references in answers that looked perfect, a builder made a connector that makes the AI verify every reference against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex before showing it, and flag retracted papers.
Source
@tranvu129 on X · 2026-10-19
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-19.
What they did
After catching fake references in answers that looked perfect, a builder made a connector that makes the AI verify every reference against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex before showing it, and flag retracted papers.
Result (as claimed)
One connector with 8 tools that catches made-up citations.
Tools they used
Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.
Set it up
Gather your sources
Collect the papers, notes, links or files you want to work from in one place.
Load them into the tool
Open Claude, ChatGPT and add your sources. Keep the original files so you can check claims later.
Ask focused questions
Ask for summaries, comparisons or connections with citations to the source passages.
Verify and save
Spot check claims against the sources, then save the output as notes you can reuse.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Make your AI check every citation against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex What the original author did: After catching fake references in answers that looked perfect, a builder made a connector that makes the AI verify every reference against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex before showing it, and flag retracted papers. Reported result (as claimed by the author): One connector with 8 tools that catches made-up citations. Source: https://x.com/tranvu129/status/2112070369750483328 Tools they used: Claude, ChatGPT Category: Research & learning Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Make your AI check every citation against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex What the original author did: After catching fake references in answers that looked perfect, a builder made a connector that makes the AI verify every reference against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex before showing it, and flag retracted papers. Reported result (as claimed by the author): One connector with 8 tools that catches made-up citations. Source: https://x.com/tranvu129/status/2112070369750483328 Tools they used: Claude, ChatGPT Category: Research & learning Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Make your AI check every citation against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex What the original author did: After catching fake references in answers that looked perfect, a builder made a connector that makes the AI verify every reference against Crossref, PubMed and OpenAlex before showing it, and flag retracted papers. Reported result (as claimed by the author): One connector with 8 tools that catches made-up citations. Source: https://x.com/tranvu129/status/2112070369750483328 Tools they used: Claude, ChatGPT Category: Research & learning Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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