OpenAlex MCP Server

An MCP server enabling academic paper searches via the OpenAlex API.

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Features

• Search papers by topic or keyword
• Search papers by author
• Access detailed paper information:
  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Authors
  • Citations

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Setup

Installation

npm install

Building the Project

npm run build

Running the Server

npm start

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Claude for Desktop Configuration

Add the following configuration to your Claude Desktop setup:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

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Available Tools

• search-papers: Find papers by topic or keyword
• search-papers-by-author: Find papers by author
• Resource: paper://{paperId} – Retrieve detailed paper information