MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more
Altmetric MCP server is a hosted integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to access Altmetric APIs for tracking the attention and reach of research outputs across news outlets, policy documents, social media, and other online platforms.
Once Altmetric is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
get_citation_counts — Details Pageget_citation_details — Details Pagesearch_citations — Details Pageget_batch_attention_data — Details Pagetranslate_identifiers — Details Pageexplore_research_outputs — Explorerexplore_attention_summary — Explorerexplore_mentions — Explorerexplore_demographics — Explorerexplore_mention_sources — Explorerexplore_journals — Explorerlist_departments — ExplorerYou will need 3 environment variables: ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY, ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY, ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Altmetric's toolset — get_citation_counts, get_citation_details, search_citations and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by com.altmetric.mcp; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_citation_counts | Details Page |
| get_citation_details | Details Page |
| search_citations | Details Page |
| get_batch_attention_data | Details Page |
| translate_identifiers | Details Page |
| explore_research_outputs | Explorer |
| explore_attention_summary | Explorer |
| explore_mentions | Explorer |
| explore_demographics | Explorer |
| explore_mention_sources | Explorer |
| explore_journals | Explorer |
| list_departments | Explorer |
| Cursor | Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project): |
| ChatGPT | Open **Settings → Connectors → Advanced** and turn on **Developer mode**, then **Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector**, enter https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp, and complete the OAuth sign-in. Requires a paid plan ( |
{
"mcpServers": {
"altmetric": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"],
"env": {
"ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "your-value",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "your-value",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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