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io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server · v0.10.0
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| Check success 7 / 30 days | — |
| First-try success 30 days | — |
| Median response | — |
| Lookups 30 days | — |
| Authentication | No auth |
| MCP version | 2025-06-18 |
| Rank score | — |
| Declared risk | Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint) |
| Capabilities declared | logging, prompts, resources, tools |
| Tool definitions | 5 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100% |
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Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.
Connect
streamable-http · https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http openalex-mcp-server https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}Tools as reported by the server
openalex_resolve_nameResolve a name or an identifier to an OpenAlex ID. ALWAYS use this before filtering by entity — names are ambiguous, IDs are not. A name returns up to 10 autocomplete matches with disambiguation hints. An identifier — OpenAlex ID, DOI, ORCID, ROR, PMID, or ISSN, bare or in URL form — resolves directopenalex_search_entitiesSearch, filter, sort, or retrieve by ID. Covers all OpenAlex entity types (works, authors, sources, institutions, topics, keywords, publishers, funders). Pass `id` to retrieve a single entity. Otherwise, use `query` and/or `filters` for discovery. Filters take a record object; an unambiguous nativeopenalex_analyze_trendsAggregate OpenAlex entities into groups and count them. Use for trend analysis (group works by publication_year), distribution analysis (group by oa_status, type, country), and comparative analysis (group by institution or topic). Combine with filters to scope the analysis. Returns up to 200 groupsopenalex_get_citation_graphWalk the citation graph one hop from a seed work. Direction picks the edge: incoming citations (`cites`), the seed's own references (`cited_by`), or OpenAlex's algorithmically-related works (`related_to`). Note: `direction` follows OpenAlex's filter convention, which inverts the common English readiopenalex_describe_fieldsList valid field names for an OpenAlex entity type and context (filter, group_by, or select). Use proactively before constructing a filter or group_by to avoid invalid-field 400 errors. Pass `query` to rank the list by name similarity — useful when you have a partial or guessed field name. Ranking n
Tool changes
- 2026-10-24: openalex_resolve_name, openalex_search_entities, openalex_analyze_trends, openalex_get_citation_graph, openalex_describe_fields
- 2026-10-19: openalex_resolve_name, openalex_search_entities, openalex_analyze_trends, openalex_get_citation_graph, openalex_describe_fields
- 2026-10-16: openalex_resolve_name, openalex_search_entities, openalex_analyze_trends, openalex_get_citation_graph, openalex_describe_fields
Repository · JSON · Text for agents · Registry updated 2026-10-23