OpenAlex

OpenAlex is an open catalog of the global research system. Search works, retrieve work metadata, and expand citations using an open citation graph.

This OpenAlex MCP server is compatible with any MCP client including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol implementations.

Search & Discovery

NONE, FIELDS

Search OpenAlex works (papers) and return metadata plus OpenAlex IDs. Use returned work IDs with openalex_get_work or openalex_list_citations.

Fetch a single OpenAlex work by OpenAlex ID or DOI and return full metadata including referenced works and citation count.

List OpenAlex works that cite the given work ID (citation expansion).

CategorySearch & Discovery

Auth TypeNONE, FIELDS

AddedDecember 27, 2025

UpdatedFebruary 1, 2026

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