OpenAlex MCP Server for Cursor

io.github.agenticsolutions-hq/openalex-mcp

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Install OpenAlex MCP Server in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex-mcp": {
      "url": "https://agentic-solutions--openalex-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs