Research Solutions announced the launch of Scite MCP on February 26, 2026, adding a new layer of evidence‑backed search to AI assistants. The integration gives models access to more than 250 million indexed articles, book chapters, preprints, and datasets, and leverages Scite’s Smart Citations to label each reference as supporting, mentioning, or contrasting.
The move expands Scite’s reach beyond its web platform, browser extension, and Zotero plugin, positioning the company as an AI‑ready research infrastructure. By enabling AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and Cursor to query the MCP, the company addresses a key limitation of generative models: the tendency to hallucinate citations.
Scite’s Smart Citations, which classify citations by their stance toward the referenced findings, allow AI models to surface evidence‑backed answers that are grounded in peer‑reviewed research. This capability is expected to increase trust in AI‑generated scientific content and could open new revenue streams through publisher partnerships.
The launch comes as Research Solutions reported mixed Q2 FY2026 earnings. Total revenue of $11.8 million fell 0.8% from $11.9 million in the prior‑year quarter, while platform subscription revenue rose 14% year‑over‑year to $5.2 million. Net income of $547,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, marked a turnaround from a $2.0 million loss in the same quarter a year earlier, driven by stronger subscription growth and disciplined cost management.
Management highlighted the strategic importance of the MCP launch. Chief Strategy Officer Josh Nicholson said, “Researchers are already using AI tools every day – for writing, analysis, coding, and literature review. The problem is that these tools can’t tell you which findings are well‑supported and which have been contradicted. By connecting Scite’s Smart Citations directly to the tools people already use, we’re closing that gap.”
Analysts noted that the company’s focus on AI‑enabled research infrastructure aligns with broader market trends toward data‑driven science. While the Q2 earnings missed revenue expectations, the strong profitability and ARR growth of 14% to $21.8 million suggest that the MCP launch could accelerate future revenue expansion.
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