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openalex-mcp-server MCP Server

Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog - 270M+ publications via MCP. STDIO & HTTP.

io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server

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Hosted URL

https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Transport

HTTP

Auth

2 required env vars

What the openalex-mcp-server MCP server does

How models use it and what it is built for.

Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog - 270M+ publications via MCP. STDIO & HTTP.

Connect to openalex-mcp-server

Hosted endpoint — paste into any MCP client.

https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Environment variables

Configuration this server reads at startup.

OPENALEX_API_KEYRequired
API key from openalex.org (free).
OPENALEX_API_KEYRequired
API key from openalex.org (free).
OPENALEX_BASE_URL
OpenAlex API base URL.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
OPENALEX_BASE_URL
OpenAlex API base URL.
MCP_HTTP_HOST
The hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORT
The port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH
The endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODE
Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

Resources

Where to find authoritative docs and source for openalex-mcp-server.

Source repository

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