OpenAlex MCP Server
io.github.agenticsolutions-hqPublished by GitHub account agenticsolutions-hqv0.1.2Updated Oct 24, 2026
Search OpenAlex papers, authors, institutions and citations. Hosted on Apify; needs an Apify token.
The publisher's own server: OpenAlex
Overview
Hosted MCP server that lets an assistant search OpenAlex scholarly works, authors, institutions, citations and references.
- What you can do
- Search and retrieve scholarly works, including abstracts, by keyword or identifier
- Look up an author or institution and search across authors and institutions
- Trace citation and reference links between works
- Return compact JSON results suitable for summarizing research
- When to use it
- Useful when an assistant needs to look up academic literature, check who cited a paper, or find authors and institutions behind research, without building an OpenAlex integration yourself.
- Requirements
- Remote streamable HTTP endpoint hosted on Apify; no local package. Requires an Apify API token sent as an Authorization bearer header. An Apify account with billing is needed, and stdio-only clients need a proxy such as mcp-remote. An OpenAlex API key is optional for higher rate limits.
Installation
In SourceWeft
- Open OpenAlex MCP Server in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
- Connect Authorization token credentials. They are stored privately and never shown on public pages.
- Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.
Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.
Use with an agent
Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.
Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/io.github.agenticsolutions-hq%2Fopenalex-mcp/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.Other MCP clients
Add this to your client's mcpServers config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://agentic-solutions--openalex-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}README
OpenAlex MCP Server (listing)
[OpenAlex MCP icon]This repository is listing metadata only. It holds no source code. The server is hosted on Apify: https://apify.com/agentic_solutions/openalex-mcp
An MCP server that lets Claude, Cursor and other AI agents search OpenAlex: scholarly works, authors, institutions, and citations/references. It returns compact JSON with abstracts.
Connect
Endpoint (streamable HTTP): https://agentic-solutions--openalex-mcp.apify.actor/mcp
Auth header: Authorization: Bearer <your Apify API token>
For stdio-only clients: npx mcp-remote https://agentic-solutions--openalex-mcp.apify.actor/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
Tools
search_works, get_work, get_citations, get_references, search_authors, get_author, search_institutions. All are read-only.
Pricing
$0.015 per successful tool call, billed through your Apify account. Failed calls, initialize and tools/list aren't charged. Scoped Apify tokens need "Full access" run mode for Standby. Apify also bills its normal Standby platform usage. An OpenAlex API key is optional (bring your own for higher limits).
Data and licence
Data from OpenAlex (CC0). Please cite: Priem, J., Piwowar, H., & Orr, R. (2022). arXiv:2205.01833. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAlex or OurResearch.
Maintained by Agentica ([email protected]).
Listed on: [Featured on Launch MCP]
Source: README.md at commit c788f17
Tools
0Version history
1- v0.1.2LatestOct 16, 2026
Score
75% of the applicable checks met
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- Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
- Auth declaredRequired10 pts
- Tools listed15 pts
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- DescriptionRequired15 pts
- Logo10 pts
- Documentation15 pts
- License10 pts
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