io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server

io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server

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

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server@0.11.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_CLAMP_PER_PAGE": "true",
        "OPENALEX_FILTER_STRING_INPUT": "true",
        "OPENALEX_BASE_URL": "https://api.openalex.org",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • OPENALEX_CLAMP_PER_PAGEClamp oversized count inputs (per_page, semantic-search per_page, sample, slice.limit) to their caps with a notice. Set false to reject them instead.
  • OPENALEX_FILTER_STRING_INPUTAccept unambiguous native filter strings on search_entities. Set false to require record objects.
  • OPENALEX_BASE_URLOpenAlex API base URL.
  • MCP_LOG_LEVELSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.11.0
Registry
active
Published
10/29/2026

Remotes

  • streamable-httphttps://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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