OpenAlex for Zed

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client:Zed transport:streamable-http

Install OpenAlex in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "openalex": {
      "url": "https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs