AEGIS Academic Integrity Checker — Claude Code MCP server
Checks papers for citation issues, copied text, AI-generated writing and venue rules. It is useful when documents must stay on your machine.
claude mcp add aegis-integrity -- uvx aegis-integrityWhat AEGIS Academic Integrity Checker does
AEGIS runs several checks over a paper: it validates references and DOI metadata through Crossref and OpenAlex, compares text with a local corpus, looks for AI-written passages and tests formatting against IEEE, ACM, BCS, IET, ISACA and Elsevier guidance. The MCP server communicates over stdio, while document files remain on the local machine.
Plagiarism checks use papers that you add to the comparison corpus with aegis_index_add; they do not crawl the live web. With no corpus loaded, that module reports that prior works have not been added. Accepted inputs are .pdf, .docx, .tex and .txt files up to 50 MB, and online citation verification sends reference metadata only.
Claude Code can call tools for a full paper review, citation checks, venue rules, paper comparison, corpus management and setup status. Treat the output as evidence for human review, not as a final misconduct decision.
What it helps with
- verify references and DOI metadata
- compare two paper versions for overlap
- check formatting against journal rules
- search a supplied corpus for reused text
- diagnose which integrity checks are ready
Example prompts for the agent
- Check the references in
paper.docxand list suspicious DOIs. - Compare
v1.docxwithv2.docxfor text overlap. - Tell me whether this paper is ready for an Elsevier journal.
How to install AEGIS Academic Integrity Checker
Platform CLI
claude mcp add aegis-integrity -- uvx aegis-integrityuvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from aegis-integrity <command>
Platform CLI
codex mcp add aegis-academic-integrity-checker -- uvx aegis-integrityuvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from aegis-integrity <command>
Config file
{
"mcpServers": {
"aegis-academic-integrity-checker": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"aegis-integrity"
]
}
}
}uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from aegis-integrity <command>
Config file
{
"servers": {
"aegis-academic-integrity-checker": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"aegis-integrity"
]
}
}
}uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from aegis-integrity <command>
Platform CLI
gemini mcp add aegis-academic-integrity-checker uvx aegis-integrityuvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from aegis-integrity <command>
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Questions about AEGIS Academic Integrity Checker
How do I install AEGIS Academic Integrity Checker in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add aegis-integrity -- uvx aegis-integrity.
What does AEGIS Academic Integrity Checker do?
It reviews papers, validates citations and DOI metadata, compares files with a local corpus and checks style against selected venue guidelines.
Does plagiarism checking require a corpus?
Yes. Add papers to the local corpus with aegis_index_add. The server compares against those supplied files rather than crawling a live web database.
