dsh-lit-search

Writing a thesis means bouncing between search engines, citation managers, and LaTeX templates just to assemble a reference list. dsh-lit-search collapses that workflow into one lightweight tool: a single call queries both Crossref and OpenAlex simultaneously, deduplicates results by DOI, and returns title, authors, year, venue, and citation counts—no more tab-hopping between two separate sites.

Citation formatting is handled out of the box. The default style is GB/T 7714, which aligns with Chinese thesis requirements; APA and BibTeX are also supported. For batch work, feed it a list of DOIs and it generates a combined .bib file, reporting any DOIs that failed to resolve so you can fix them quickly. A related-works endpoint pulls in OpenAlex recommendations for any given paper, making it easier to expand your reading list.

Whether you are a graduate student wrestling with a Chinese-language thesis, a postdoc double-checking reference consistency, or a developer who wants to give a coding agent a solid literature-search capability, dsh-lit-search slots in as a ready-to-use helper. It relies entirely on free public APIs with no key required, and its HTTP layer includes a 10-second timeout with one retry on 5xx or network errors for predictable behavior.