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io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp
altmetric-mcp
MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more
No known CVEs
MIT license
Actively maintained
Last commit 5d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
9 tools · ~399 tok
Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx
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io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp is an MCP server that MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 89/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"Altmetric": {
"env": {
"ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "your_details_api_key_here",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "your_explorer_api_key_here",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "your_explorer_api_secret_here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"altmetric-mcp"
],
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp does
MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Tools (9)
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~399 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp safe to use?
- io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp?
- io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp do?
- io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp provides 9 tools: get_citation_counts, get_citation_details, search_citations, explore_research_outputs, explore_attention_summary and 4 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp?
- io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp actively maintained?
- io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp is actively maintained - last commit was 5 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.
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