MCP server for the OpenAlex API — search 240M+ scholarly works, analyze citations, track research trends, and map collaboration networks
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add openalex -- npx -y openalex-research-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.openalex]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "openalex-research-mcp"]
# codex mcp add openalex -- npx -y openalex-research-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openalex-research-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"openalex": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openalex-research-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openalex-research-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openalex-research-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openalex-research-mcp"
]
}
}
}