openalex mcp server for Claude.ai

io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server

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

client:Claude.ai transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:5

Install openalex mcp server in Claude.ai

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude on the web takes a remote URL and completes OAuth in the browser. For a packaged server use Claude Desktop or Claude Code instead. Claude.ai docs

What Claude.ai can do once it is connected

openalex_resolve_name
openalex_search_entities
openalex_analyze_trends
openalex_get_citation_graph
openalex_describe_fields

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