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openalex mcp server MCP

v0.11.1 changelog · 8

io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server

Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.

transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:5

Target client

run in your project directory

claude mcp add --transport http openalex-mcp-server https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

setup guides: Claude Code Claude Desktop Cursor VS Code Zed Windsurf Cline Gemini CLI Grok ChatGPT Claude.ai LangChain

Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs

openalex_resolve_name

openalex resolve name

openalex_search_entities

openalex search entities

openalex_analyze_trends

openalex analyze trends

openalex_get_citation_graph

openalex get citation graph

openalex_describe_fields

openalex describe fields

All 5 tools, one page each

2 prompts you invoke yourself

1 resource you attach as context

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. Check the server's own documentation before granting access.