OpenAlex MCP Server

An open source implementation of OpenAlex MCP Server providing structured access to worldwide academic literature for AI Agents.

by ResearchHub Foundation 2025

Overview

This server implements the Model Configuration Protocol (MCP) to connect AI assistants with the OpenAlex database, allowing them to search, retrieve, and analyze academic papers, researchers, institutions, and related scholarly information.

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ResearchHub-Foundation/openalex-mcp-server
cd openalex-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
pip install -e .

Usage

# Start the MCP server
python -m openalex-mcp-server

Requirements

Python 3.10+
Dependencies:
- httpx
- mcp

Features

Search academic papers across various disciplines
Retrieve metadata about papers, authors, institutions, etc.
Access citation networks and bibliographic information
Structured data for easy consumption by AI agents

License

See the LICENSE file for details.