python -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -e .

OPENALEX_API_KEY=optional_openalex_api_key
OPENALEX_EMAIL=your_email_for_the_polite_pool

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex": {
      "command": "C:\\path\\to\\.venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
      "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\openalex_mcp\\server.py"],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "optional_openalex_api_key",
        "OPENALEX_EMAIL": "your_email_for_the_polite_pool"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP_RECEIPT_LOG=C:\path\to\receipts.jsonl
MCP_RECEIPT_SESSION=project-or-article-slug
MCP_RECEIPT_STRICT=1        # optional: make logging failure raise

python ledger.py verify receipts.jsonl