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OpenAlex

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About OpenAlex

Search 250M+ research papers, citations and author profiles. Free OpenAlex account; OAuth sign-in.

How to connect

What is the endpoint and how does it run?

Hosted remote server over Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp.

How do I add OpenAlex to Claude Code, Cursor or Claude Desktop?

One command, any client (npm)

npx ruagentic add openalex

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http openalex https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp

Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that accept a URL (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex": {
      "url": "https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json, via the mcp-remote bridge)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Snippets are generated from the published endpoint; the server name openalex is only a label you can change. Add the credentials the publisher documents.

Project website

REMOTE ENDPOINThttps://mcp.openalex.org/mcpUse this URL in a compatible client. Follow the provider’s authentication instructions.

Questions and answers

What is OpenAlex?

OpenAlex is an MCP server in the Search & research category. Search 250M+ research papers, citations and author profiles.

How do I connect to OpenAlex?

Hosted remote server over Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp. The listing page has ready-made snippets for Claude Code, Cursor and Claude Desktop.

Where is OpenAlex published?

Its homepage is https://help.openalex.org/access/connector. RUAGENTIC read these details from Official MCP Registry on November 6, 2026 and did not install or run the project.

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Source information collected November 6, 2026.

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