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openalex-mcp-server

cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server

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

Uptime
100.0%
2 direct probes · 30d
Response
1085ms
last probe
Tools
5
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
2
available
Primary URL
https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Tools · 5

openalex_resolve_name

Resolve 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…

openalex_search_entities

Search, 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. Otherwi…

openalex_analyze_trends

Aggregate 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 (g…

openalex_get_citation_graph

Walk 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_…

openalex_describe_fields

List 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` t…

Prompts · 2

openalex_literature_review

Guides a systematic literature search: formulate query, search, filter, analyze citation network, synthesize findings.

openalex_research_landscape

Analyzes the research landscape for a topic: volume trends, top authors/institutions, open access rates, funding sources.

How to use

Add to your Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}