OpenAIRE MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENAIRE_GRAPH_URL | No | OpenAIRE Graph API base URL | https://api.openaire.eu/graph/v2 |
| OPENAIRE_LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level (INFO, WARN, ERROR) | WARN |
| OPENAIRE_MAX_LIMIT | No | Maximum citation result limit | 1000 |
| OPENAIRE_PAGE_SIZE | No | Results per API page request | 50 |
| OPENAIRE_API_TIMEOUT | No | API request timeout (seconds) | 30 |
| OPENAIRE_DEFAULT_LIMIT | No | Default citation result limit | 200 |
| OPENAIRE_API_MAX_RETRIES | No | Maximum retry attempts | 3 |
| OPENAIRE_SCHOLEXPLORER_URL | No | ScholExplorer API base URL | https://api.scholexplorer.openaire.eu/v3 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| 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 |
|---|---|
| find_related_researchA | Find publications, datasets, and software that cite a given DOI. This tool searches ScholExplorer's comprehensive citation index to discover research outputs that cite the specified DOI. ScholExplorer aggregates citation links from major scholarly data sources including OpenCitations, Crossref, and DataCite, covering publications, datasets, and software. Use this tool when you want to:
|
| get_metadataA | Get comprehensive metadata for a research product from OpenAIRE Research Graph. This tool retrieves detailed metadata from the OpenAIRE Research Graph, which aggregates information from thousands of repositories worldwide. The Graph provides enriched metadata including abstracts, full author information with institutional affiliations, citation metrics, access rights, and funding details. IMPORTANT: This tool requires an OpenAIRE dedup ID, not a DOI. Workflow to get metadata:
Use this tool when you want to:
|
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 2 tools
The two tools have clearly distinct purposes: find_related_research discovers citations for a DOI, while get_metadata retrieves detailed metadata using an OpenAIRE dedup ID. The workflow described eliminates any ambiguity.
Both tools use a consistent verb_noun pattern in snake_case: find_related_research and get_metadata. The naming is clear and predictable.
With only two tools, the server feels thin for a domain like OpenAIRE, which could encompass searching by various criteria. The tools cover a specific workflow but the low count borders on inadequate for broader usage.
The tools handle citation discovery and metadata retrieval, but lack direct search by other attributes (e.g., author, title). The surface is limited to a narrow workflow, missing common functions like direct querying.