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Openalex MCP Server

Developer ToolsLow Risk10.0MCP RegistryLocalRemote
Free

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Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.

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Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Security Report

10.0
Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 1 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry. Trust signals: 7 highly-trusted packages.

5 tools verified · Open access · 1 issue found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

OpenAlex account API key, sent as api_key= - optional (free from https://openalex.org/settings/api). Without it, anonymous rate limits apply.Optional

Environment variable: OPENALEX_API_KEY

Optional email sent as mailto= to identify yourself to OpenAlex (the polite pool). Separate from the API key.Optional

Environment variable: OPENALEX_MAILTO

OpenAlex API base URL.Optional

Environment variable: OPENALEX_BASE_URL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').Optional

Environment variable: MCP_LOG_LEVEL

The hostname for the HTTP server.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_HOST

The port to run the HTTP server on.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_PORT

The endpoint path for the MCP server.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH

Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_AUTH_MODE

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

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