# openalex-mcp

> openalex-mcp — ckgerteis-openalex-mcp. Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve scholarly data, such as author information, research works, and citation metrics. It solves problems related to academic research, bibliometrics, and data analysis by providing access to the OpenAlex graph API. The tool accepts search queries as input and returns relevant data, with optional query logging for transparency and accountability.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ckgerteis-openalex-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ckgerteis-openalex-mcp

## Description

MCP server for the OpenAlex scholarly graph API, enabling searches for authors, works, institutions, sources, and citation data. Supports optional query logging with hash-chained receipts.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-04

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** monitoring
- **Updated:** 2026-09-04

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/npj2slz3rq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ckgerteis/openalex-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ckgerteis-openalex-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ckgerteis-openalex-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ckgerteis-openalex-mcp/pull`

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