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org.openalex/openalex
Search 250M+ research papers, citations and author profiles. Free OpenAlex account; OAuth sign-in.
No known CVEs
No license
Maintenance unknown
No commit data
Works with most clients
Transport: http
0 tools
Grade F
org.openalex/openalex is an MCP server that search 250M+ research papers, citations and author profiles. Free OpenAlex account; OAuth sign-in. Its tool list has not been published yet over http, requires no API key, and scores 16/100 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 Desktophttp · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"org-openalex-openalex": {
"url": "https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp"
}
}
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What org.openalex/openalex does
Search 250M+ research papers, citations and author profiles. Free OpenAlex account; OAuth sign-in.
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Score breakdown
16/100across 5 weighted dimensions
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is org.openalex/openalex safe to use?
- org.openalex/openalex 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.
- How do I install org.openalex/openalex?
- org.openalex/openalex is a hosted remote MCP server - there is no local package to install. Configure your MCP client to connect to its endpoint (https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp) instead of running it locally.
- What AI clients work with org.openalex/openalex?
- org.openalex/openalex is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses http transport.
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