openalex-mcp

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This is an unofficial OpenAlex API MCP Server designed to assist AI clients in querying scholarly works information.

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Unofficial OpenAlex API MCP Server

This is a small MCP server that helps AI clients such as Claude and Cursor query for scholarly works information from the OpenAlex API.

The server offers the following tools:

  • Search Works: search for scholarly works with titles and abstracts matching a search query. Returns the top 5 documents.
  • Get Paper: retrieve the details of a scholarly work by its OpenAlex ID.

These tools can be combined to automate tasks such as searching for relevant literature and writing the references section of a paper.

How to Use

You can setup the server by following the instructions for your favorite client. Here are some examples for Claude and Cursor.