mcp-openalex
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP_HOST | No | Host for HTTP transport (default 127.0.0.1) | |
| MCP_PORT | No | Port for HTTP transport (default 8000) | |
| MCP_TRANSPORT | No | Transport mode: http or stdio (default is stdio) | |
| OPENALEX_API_KEY | Yes | Your OpenAlex API key (get one for free at https://docs.openalex.org/) |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_worksA | Search works in OpenAlex by keyword, filtered by institution, date, type, and more. |
| semantic_search_worksA | Find works similar to a given text using AI-powered semantic search. Searches by meaning rather than exact keyword match. |
| fetch_workA | Fetch complete metadata for one work. Set fulltext=True to retrieve the open-access PDF as markdown, or pass a prompt to get an LLM summary instead. |
| search_authorsA | Search author profiles by name, optionally filtered by institution. |
| get_author_worksA | List all works by a given author. |
| search_institutionsA | Search institutions by name, optionally filtered by country or type. |
| fetch_authorA | Fetch full author profile including topics and institutions. |
| fetch_institutionA | Fetch full institution profile. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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