io.github.cyanheads

openalex-mcp-server

Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog - 270M+ publications via MCP. STDIO & HTTP.

communityknowledge

Package Details

Transportstdio
Runtimenode

Package Arguments

Positional
Position 0
run
Position 1
start:stdio

Environment Variables

OPENALEX_API_KEY(str)
Required

API key from openalex.org (free).

OPENALEX_BASE_URL(str)
Default:https://api.openalex.org

OpenAlex API base URL.

MCP_LOG_LEVEL(str)
Default:info

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

TransportStreamable HTTP
Runtimenode

Package Arguments

Positional
Position 0
run
Position 1
start:http

Environment Variables

OPENALEX_API_KEY(str)
Required

API key from openalex.org (free).

OPENALEX_BASE_URL(str)
Default:https://api.openalex.org

OpenAlex API base URL.

MCP_HTTP_HOST(str)
Default:127.0.0.1

The hostname for the HTTP server.

MCP_HTTP_PORT(str)
Default:3010

The port to run the HTTP server on.

MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH(str)
Default:/mcp

The endpoint path for the MCP server.

MCP_AUTH_MODE(str)
Default:none

Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.

MCP_LOG_LEVEL(str)
Default:info

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').