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★ 14 stars Last pushed 2026-09-22 License: Apache-2.0

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Remote (streamable-http)

https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp Reachable (checked 2026-09-24)

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http openalex-mcp-server https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Or add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Package (npm 0.7.15)

npx -y @cyanheads/[email protected]

Or add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
        "OPENALEX_MAILTO": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
        "OPENALEX_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_VALUE>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_VALUE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

OPENALEX_API_KEY — OpenAlex account API key, sent as api_key= - optional (free from https://openalex.org/settings/api). Without it, anonymous rate limits apply.
OPENALEX_MAILTO — Optional email sent as mailto= to identify yourself to OpenAlex (the polite pool). Separate from the API key.
OPENALEX_BASE_URL — OpenAlex API base URL.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL — Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

This server takes extra arguments — see its repository.

Package (npm 0.7.15)

Package: npm @cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server

OPENALEX_API_KEY — OpenAlex account API key, sent as api_key= - optional (free from https://openalex.org/settings/api). Without it, anonymous rate limits apply.
OPENALEX_MAILTO — Optional email sent as mailto= to identify yourself to OpenAlex (the polite pool). Separate from the API key.
OPENALEX_BASE_URL — OpenAlex API base URL.
MCP_HTTP_HOST — The hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORT — The port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH — The endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODE — Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL — Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').