Tool detail

cite

Formats structured reference fields (author, title, year, etc.) into an APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 17 or BibTeX citation plus its in-text form.

Categories: Text processing

Use when

format a reference list entry in APA, MLA, Chicago or BibTeX
get the in-text citation for a source

Not for

not for full multi-author lists via GET - use POST for those
one entry per call, not a bibliography manager

Inputs

GET query params: style, title (required); authors, container, doi, issue, pages, place, publisher, type, url, volume, year (optional)

Admitted input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "authors": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096,
      "description": "'Family, Given; Family2, Given2'"
    },
    "container": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096,
      "description": "journal/site name"
    },
    "doi": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    },
    "issue": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    },
    "pages": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    },
    "place": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    },
    "style": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096,
      "description": "apa | mla | chicago | bibtex"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096,
      "description": "work title (verbatim case)"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096,
      "description": "article | book | chapter | web"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    },
    "volume": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    },
    "year": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 0,
      "maxLength": 4096
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "style",
    "title"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Endpoint

Method: GET
URL: https://almanac.locomot.io/cite

Payment

Protocol: x402
Listed price: 0.001 USDC per call on Base
Payment method: exact
Network: eip155:8453
Asset: 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913

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Source

Directory: Coinbase x402 Bazaar
Record: GET https://almanac.locomot.io/cite
Retrieved: 2026-09-30T20:37:07.382Z
Catalog file SHA-256: 6837ccddf886f0007cf3727ea9d27faaa5047b51b4f425345c554ce1c271a524
Catalog built: 2026-09-30T22:31:58.034Z