Anna's Archive and OpenAlex

io.github.SokolskyNikita/annas-mcp

Find books, papers and dissertations with Anna's Archive and OpenAlex, then download or read them.

Connect this server

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "annas-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "annas-mcp@0.8.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANNAS_SECRET_KEY": "<your ANNAS_SECRET_KEY>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<your OPENALEX_API_KEY>",
        "ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE": "<your ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIE>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • ANNAS_SECRET_KEYsecretOptional Anna's Archive secret key for books, archive searches and archive downloads.
  • OPENALEX_API_KEYsecretOptional OpenAlex API key for papers, dissertations, open PDFs and structured full text.
  • ANNAS_ACCOUNT_COOKIEsecretOptional aa_account_id2 cookie from a signed-in browser, for when signing in with the secret key fails.

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

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.8.2
Registry
active
Published
11/7/2026
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