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openalex-mcp-server
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@cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server
Transportstdio
Runtimenode
Package Arguments
Positional
Position 0
runPosition 1
start:stdioEnvironment Variables
OPENALEX_API_KEY(str)
Required
API key from openalex.org (free).
OPENALEX_BASE_URL(str)
Default:
https://api.openalex.orgOpenAlex API base URL.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL(str)
Default:
infoSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
@cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server
TransportStreamable HTTP
Runtimenode
Package Arguments
Positional
Position 0
runPosition 1
start:httpEnvironment Variables
OPENALEX_API_KEY(str)
Required
API key from openalex.org (free).
OPENALEX_BASE_URL(str)
Default:
https://api.openalex.orgOpenAlex API base URL.
MCP_HTTP_HOST(str)
Default:
127.0.0.1The hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORT(str)
Default:
3010The port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH(str)
Default:
/mcpThe endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODE(str)
Default:
noneAuthentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL(str)
Default:
infoSets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').