Scientific Fraud Detection MCP Server

Detect scientific fraud indicators including image manipulation, statistical anomalies, citation manipulation, and paper mill patterns in academic research.

8 Tools

Tool	Description
`audit_statistical_consistency`	Audit reported statistics using SPRITE/GRIM tests and Benford's law
`analyze_p_curve_z_curve`	Analyze p-value distribution to detect p-hacking
`fit_selection_model_meta_analysis`	Fit selection model to detect publication bias
`detect_citation_network_anomalies`	Detect citation manipulation patterns including rings
`screen_image_data_forensics`	Screen research outputs for data manipulation
`trace_causal_contamination`	Trace contamination pathways from retracted papers
`detect_harking_bayesian_surprise`	Detect HARKing using Bayesian surprise
`self_calibrate_detection`	Run recursive self-calibration of the detection pipeline

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scientific-fraud-detection-mcp": {
      "url": "https://ryanclinton--scientific-fraud-detection-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scientific-fraud-detection-mcp": {
      "url": "https://ryanclinton--scientific-fraud-detection-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scientific-fraud-detection-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://ryanclinton--scientific-fraud-detection-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Authentication

This server requires an Apify API token. Get yours free at Apify Console.

Pricing

Pay-per-use via Apify. See the Apify Store listing for pricing details.

License

Proprietary - available via Apify Store.

Scientific Fraud Detection