# openalex

> Use this tool when you need to access a vast repository of scholarly works without requiring authentication. OpenAlex retrieves information on academic papers, authors, and publications, solving problems related to research, citation analysis, and academic discovery. It takes search queries as input and returns relevant scholarly data as output, making it ideal for use cases involving literature reviews, research tracking, and knowledge graph construction.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-openalex  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-openalex

## Description

OpenAlex MCP — wraps the OpenAlex API (scholarly works, free, no auth)

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.github.pipeworx-io%2Fopenalex)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-openalex>

## Use it

MCP endpoint published by the skill: `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp`

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": "io-github-pipeworx-io-openalex"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-openalex` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/io-github-pipeworx-io-openalex/pull`

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