Openalex ServerVerified🛡 No advisories
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Published to the official MCP registry by github.com/cyanheads, which proved it owns this namespace.
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Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.
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Computed from the server's own data, not a hidden formula. This measures how much you can depend on it, not how popular it is. Stars are shown separately, on purpose. How it's scored →
▸openalex_resolve_name100A
▸openalex_search_entities100A
▸openalex_analyze_trends100A
▸openalex_get_citation_graph100A
▸openalex_describe_fields100A
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With no reviews this sits at a neutral 11. Reviews reporting it works push it toward the full 20.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex_mcp_server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}▶ Try itlive against openalex.caseyjhand.com
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