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OpenAlex

OpenAlex MCP Connector for Claude

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Automate scholarly research via OpenAlex — search millions of works, authors, and institutions directly from any AI agent.

14 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to OpenAlex, the world's most comprehensive open index of the global research system. Empower your AI agent to navigate the vast landscape of scholarly knowledge through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Scholarly Works — Search, filter, and retrieve metadata for millions of articles, books, and datasets using list_works and get_work.
  • Author Profiles — Identify researchers, their affiliations, and impact metrics using list_authors and get_author.
  • Institutional Insights — Explore universities and research organizations globally with list_institutions and get_institution.
  • Venues & Sources — Inspect journals, conferences, and repositories via list_sources and get_source.
  • Discovery & Taxonomy — Navigate topics, publishers, and funders to understand the funding and publication landscape using specialized listing tools.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. (Optional) Enter your OpenAlex API Key for the 'Polite Pool' (faster limits)
  3. Start querying the world's research from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Researchers & Academics — quickly find relevant literature and track citations without leaving your writing environment
  • Data Scientists — gather bibliometric data and map research trends programmatically
  • Students — discover authoritative sources and key authors for any field of study
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14 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_author

Get a single author by their OpenAlex ID

get_funder

Get a single funder by its OpenAlex ID

get_institution

Get a single institution by its OpenAlex ID

get_publisher

Get a single publisher by its OpenAlex ID

get_source

Get a single source by its OpenAlex ID

get_topic

Get a single topic by its OpenAlex ID

get_work

g., W2741809807). Get a single scholarly work by its OpenAlex ID

list_authors

Always resolve names to IDs here before filtering works. List, search, or filter authors

list_funders

List, search, or filter funders

list_institutions

List, search, or filter institutions (universities, research orgs)

list_publishers

List, search, or filter publishers

list_sources

List, search, or filter sources (journals, repositories, conferences)

list_topics

List, search, or filter research topics

list_works

Supports search, filter (e.g., author.id:A123, publication_year:>2020), sort, and group_by. List, search, or filter scholarly works (articles, books, datasets)

See how to talk to your AI agent using OpenAlex.

Search for scholarly works about 'Large Language Models' published in 2023.

I've found several highly cited works from 2023. Top results include 'Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence' and 'LLaMA: Open and Efficient Foundation Language Models'. Would you like the full metadata for any of these?

List the top 5 research institutions in Germany by works count.

Based on OpenAlex data, the top institutions in Germany are: 1. Helmholtz Association, 2. Max Planck Society, 3. University of Munich, 4. Heidelberg University, 5. Technical University of Munich. Would you like to explore the authors associated with any of these?

Get detailed information for author ID A5023888321.

Retrieving profile... This ID belongs to Yoshua Bengio. He has over 1,000 works indexed, with a high citation count in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. His primary affiliation is Université de Montréal.

First, use `list_authors` with the `search` parameter to find the author's OpenAlex ID. Once you have the ID (e.g., A5012345678), use `list_works` with a filter like `author.id:A5012345678`.

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