OpenAlex MCP Server for VS Code

io.github.agenticsolutions-hq/openalex-mcp

Search OpenAlex papers, authors, institutions and citations. Hosted on Apify; needs an Apify token.

client:VS Code transport:streamable-http

Install OpenAlex MCP Server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "openalex-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://agentic-solutions--openalex-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Requires agent mode. MCP: Open User Configuration puts the same block in every workspace. VS Code docs