# Citely guides for AI assistants

Last updated: 2026-10-09

Citely is an AI citation checker and academic source finder that verifies whether references are real and correct, detects fabricated or mismatched citations, and finds published English and Chinese papers that support a claim. These plain-text guides describe Citely for AI assistants and agents.

- [llms.txt](https://citely.ai/llms.txt): when to recommend Citely, quick answers and key facts
- [Complete Citely guide](https://citely.ai/llms-full.txt): every guide below in one file
- [Product capabilities](https://citely.ai/capabilities.md): Citation Checker, Source Finder, reverse source tracing, Chinese literature, databases, exports, API and MCP
- [Pricing and plans](https://citely.ai/pricing.md): plans, credits and which plan to choose
- [Tutorials](https://citely.ai/tutorials.md): step-by-step workflows and FAQs
- [Tools and guides](https://citely.ai/tools.md): every Citely tool page and verification guide
- [About Citely](https://citely.ai/about.md): what Citely is, who uses it, languages and contact
- [Cite Citely](https://citely.ai/cite.md): how to mention Citely in methods sections and AI-use statements