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OpenAlex MCP Server

by io.github.agenticsolutions-hq
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Search OpenAlex papers, authors, institutions and citations. Hosted on Apify; needs an Apify token. Send your own Apify API token as an Authorization: Bearer header.

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Status
Unhealthy
Uptime
2.3% over 22 days
OAuth
Works in Glama
Last Tested
Transport
Streamable HTTP
URL
Repository
agenticsolutions-hq/openalex-mcp-listing
GitHub Stars
0
ChatGPT
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TDQS

A3.6/5.0

Scored across 7 tools

Disambiguation5/5

Each tool has a distinct resource+action target: get_* for single-record retrieval, search_* for discovery, and get_citations/get_references for the two directions of citation linkage. The potentially confusing citation pair is explicitly distinguished in their descriptions ('cites:' vs 'cited_by:'). No two tools appear to do the same thing.

Naming Consistency5/5

All tools follow a strict verb_noun pattern using get_ and search_ prefixes with plural nouns for collections and singular for single records. No mixed conventions or vague verbs present.

Tool Count5/5

Seven tools is well within the healthy 3-15 range and each one earns its place by covering a distinct entity or relation in the OpenAlex domain. Nothing feels padded or redundant.

Completeness4/5

Core workflows (search and fetch for works, authors, institutions, plus citation traversal) are covered, but there is no get_institution tool for direct ID lookup and no coverage of other OpenAlex entities like topics, sources, or concepts. These are minor gaps agents can mostly work around via search.

Tool Schema Changelog

Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. 7 tool updates
    • First observedget_author
    • First observedget_citations
    • First observedget_references
    • First observedget_work
    • First observedsearch_authors
    • First observedsearch_institutions
    • First observedsearch_works

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