An MCP server enabling academic paper searches via the OpenAlex API.
OpenAlex MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the dgitj/openalex-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server enabling academic paper searches via the OpenAlex API”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| search-papers | Find papers by topic or keyword |
| search-papers-by-author | Find papers by author |
| Resource | paper://{paperId} – Retrieve detailed paper information |
{
"mcpServers": {
"openalex": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"path/to/dist/index.js"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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MCP server with tools to search, fetch, analyze, and report on scientific papers and datasets.
Scholarly search: OpenAlex, Crossref, arXiv, OpenCitations and PubMed in one endpoint.