# OpenAlex MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve scholarly information, such as research papers, authors, or institutions, and analyze citation networks. It solves problems related to academic research, literature reviews, and data analysis by providing access to the OpenAlex catalog through natural language search. The tool accepts natural language queries as input and returns relevant scholarly data as output, making it ideal for researchers, academics, and students seeking to explore and analyze scholarly works.

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

## Description

Enables searching and retrieving scholarly works, authors, institutions, and citation networks from the OpenAlex catalog via natural language.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/orkk055xvk)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/SMABoundless/openalex-mcp-server>

## 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": "smaboundless-openalex-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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