io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server
REMOTE · OPENALEX.CASEYJHAND.COM · 2 COMPONENTS
Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.
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Scores higher than 95% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 6 Nov 2026.
Category Education and Research
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security83
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Nothing on it is marked destructive, but we can't show that an anonymous caller can only read: full credit needs the server to list at least one tool and every tool to be verifiably read-only. We use a best-effort check of tool names and descriptions to tell read-only tools from tools that change things, so some genuinely read-only tools may not get full credit. Names that start with a read verb (get, list, read, search and similar) and accurate readOnlyHint annotations help. Meet that to earn full credit, or require authorisation. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability69
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 6651 tokens (~1108/item across 6 items; 5 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Checks we ran (13)
- TLS certificate
- Authorization
- HTTPS
- HSTS header
- DNSSEC
- Transport
- Schema quality
- Stability
- Tool coverage
- Injection markers
- Destructive annotations
- Judged manipulation
- MCP protocol
Does not apply to this hosted endpoint (2)
- Supply Chain SecurityScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
- Provenance & TransparencyScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
The score does not measure everything. What the score does not measure →
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 6 Nov 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 29 Oct 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “openalex_search_entities” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “openalex_resolve_name” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “openalex_get_citation_graph” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 1243 → 1108 ▲ functional
- New resource “openalex-guide” functional
- Server version: 0.10.1 → 0.11.0 functional
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “slice” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “seed” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “sample” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “per_page” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “page” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “id” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “per_page” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “select” cosmetic
- “openalex_resolve_name” reworded the description of “entity_type” cosmetic
- “openalex_resolve_name” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “select” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “group_by” cosmetic
- 26 Oct 26 0
- Server version: 0.10.0 → 0.10.1 functional
- 23 Oct 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “openalex_search_entities” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “openalex_analyze_trends” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Server version: 0.9.0 → 0.10.0 functional
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “filters” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “group_by” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “include_unknown” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “order” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “per_page” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “filters” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “per_page” cosmetic
- “openalex_resolve_name” reworded the description of “filters” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “per_page” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “slice” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “cursor” cosmetic
- 18 Oct 26 −1
- Tool “openalex_resolve_name” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 755 → 1138 ▼ functional
- Server version: 0.8.0 → 0.9.0 functional
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “seed_id” cosmetic
- “openalex_resolve_name” reworded the description of “filters” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “select” cosmetic
- “openalex_resolve_name” reworded the description of “entity_type” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “slice” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “filters” cosmetic
- “openalex_describe_fields” reworded the description of “context” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “filters” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “id” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “filters” cosmetic
- “openalex_resolve_name” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “select” cosmetic
- 30 Sept 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “openalex_get_citation_graph” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “openalex_search_entities” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 682 → 755 ▼ functional
- Server version: 0.7.16 → 0.8.0 functional
- “openalex_search_entities” added an optional parameter “slice” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “select” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “per_page” cosmetic
- “openalex_analyze_trends” reworded the description of “group_by” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “per_page” cosmetic
- “openalex_get_citation_graph” reworded the description of “select” cosmetic
- “openalex_search_entities” reworded the description of “id” cosmetic
- 28 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
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Captured 6 Nov 2026 · Probed https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=caseyjhand.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 2 Nov 2026 | 31 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 995a30681ab772540e934241ca1d576c |
| SANs: caseyjhand.com, *.caseyjhand.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of openalex.caseyjhand.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Trust anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | DS published | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| caseyjhand.com. | DS published | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| openalex.caseyjhand.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
openalex_analyze_trends Openalex Analyze Trends ~1,080
Aggregate OpenAlex entities into groups and count them. Use for trend analysis (group works by publication_year), distribution analysis (group by oa_status, type, country), and comparative analysis (group by institution or topic). Combine with filters to scope the analysis. Returns up to 200 groups per page — use order "key" and cursor pagination for fields with many distinct values. OpenAlex can wrap a key-ordered walk to earlier groups. Stop when a page's first key repeats an earlier key, or when a page is short or empty.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Pagination cursor from a previous response. A supplied cursor selects key order even if order is omitted or "count". Pass the next_cursor from the previous response to advance, subject to the stop co… |
| entity_type | string | yes | Entity type to aggregate. |
| filters | object | – | Filter record object, using the same value syntax as openalex_search_entities; native string input is unavailable here. Narrows the population before aggregation. Country fields take ISO 3166-1 alpha… |
| group_by | string | yes | Field to group by. Works examples: "publication_year", "type", "oa_status", "primary_topic.field.id", "authorships.institutions.country_code", "is_retracted". The native ":include_unknown" suffix als… |
| include_unknown | boolean | – | Add a group for entities with no value for the grouped field. Hidden by default unless group_by has the native ":include_unknown" suffix, which enables this setting even when the boolean is false; pa… |
| order | string | – | Sort order for groups. Without a cursor, omit or pass "count" (default) to return the top-N groups by count descending — no further pages. Pass "key" to enumerate distinct values in key-ascending ord… |
| per_page | integer | – | Maximum groups per page. Default 200 (the upstream cap); positive integers above 200 clamp to 200 with a notice unless OPENALEX_CLAMP_PER_PAGE=false restores rejection. A real top-N knob in count ord… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget | object | – | What this call cost against the OpenAlex daily budget and what is left of it — weigh `remainingUsd` against `costUsd` before enumerating every group with `order: "key"`. Absent when OpenAlex omitted… |
| echo | string | – | Compact echo of the criteria (entity_type, group_by, filters) and effective include_unknown and order settings — surfaces what was actually requested when no groups are returned. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| groups | array | – | Aggregation groups with counts. |
| meta | object | – | Aggregation metadata. |
| notice | string | – | Guidance notice. Set when per_page was clamped (requested and applied sizes), on every effective key-order call (upstream wrap warning and stopping conditions), when a first call returns no groups (r… |
| totalCount | number | – | Total entities matching the filters before grouping (across all pages). |
No examples provided.
openalex_describe_fields Openalex Describe Fields ~317
List valid field names for an OpenAlex entity type and context (filter, group_by, or select). Use proactively before constructing a filter or group_by to avoid invalid-field 400 errors. Pass `query` to rank the list by name similarity — useful when you have a partial or guessed field name. Ranking never drops a field: the full list comes back either way.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| context | string | yes | Field usage context. "filter": fields accepted in the filter param; created_date, updated_date, and their from_/to_ forms, where listed, are ones OpenAlex serves only on a paid plan, and a filter on… |
| entity_type | string | yes | OpenAlex entity type to list fields for. |
| query | string | – | Optional partial or guessed field name to sort results by similarity. Pass the field you tried (e.g. "funder") to get the closest matches first. The complete field list is returned either way — a que… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| context | string | – | Context queried (filter, group_by, or select). |
| entity_type | string | – | Entity type queried. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| fields | array | – | Every valid field name for this entity_type + context — the complete pool, ranked by similarity when `query` is provided. Never truncated, so this always holds `total` entries. |
| total | number | – | Total number of valid fields for this entity_type + context. |
No examples provided.
openalex_get_citation_graph Openalex Get Citation Graph ~934
Walk the citation graph one hop from a seed work. Direction picks the edge: incoming citations (`cites`), the seed's own references (`cited_by`), or OpenAlex's algorithmically-related works (`related_to`). Note: `direction` follows OpenAlex's filter convention, which inverts the common English reading — `cites` returns works that cite the seed; `cited_by` returns works the seed cites. Results use the works schema; combine with filters/sort to narrow further. A page holds `per_page` works and `next_cursor` continues it.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Pagination cursor from a previous response. Pass to get the next page. Omit it on the first call — an empty string is rejected, since a supplied-but-blank cursor is a caller mistake rather than a req… |
| direction | string | yes | "cites": works that cite seed_id (incoming citations). "cited_by": works that seed_id cites (its reference list). "related_to": OpenAlex algorithmically-related works (~8-30 typical, may be empty for… |
| filters | object | – | Additional filter record object to narrow the graph, using the same value syntax as openalex_search_entities; native string input is unavailable here. Example: publication_year=">2020", is_oa="true".… |
| per_page | integer | – | Results per page. Default 25; a larger value returns at most 100 and says so (rejected instead on a server set to OPENALEX_CLAMP_PER_PAGE=false). |
| seed_id | string | yes | Seed work identifier. Accepts OpenAlex work ID ("W2741809807", or its OpenAlex record-page or API URL such as "https://openalex.org/works/W2741809807"), DOI ("10.1038/nature12373" or full URL), or PM… |
| select | array | – | OpenAlex work field names to return. Always returned: id, display_name. Defaults to the curated works select if omitted. `author_list` returns each author in authorship order as `{id, display_name, o… |
| sort | string | – | Sort field. Prefix with "-" for descending. Comma-separate for a multi-key sort, applied left to right, with the "-" prefix set per key ("-publication_year,cited_by_count" sorts by year descending, t… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget | object | – | What this call cost against the OpenAlex daily budget and what is left of it. Price a full walk before committing to it: `totalCount` ÷ `per_page` × `costUsd` against `remainingUsd`. Absent when Open… |
| echo | string | – | Compact echo of seed_id, direction, filters, sort — surfaces what was actually queried when no edges are returned. |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| meta | object | – | Result metadata including pagination. |
| notice | string | – | Guidance notice. Set when per_page was clamped (requested and applied sizes), when no edges are returned — a first call suggests verifying the seed_id, broadening filters, or trying a different direc… |
| results | array | – | Works on the citation graph in this direction. Text values are plain text — HTML entities decoded, HTML/JATS/MathML markup removed — except identifier and URL fields such as `id`, `doi`, `ids`, and `… |
| totalCount | number | – | Total edges from seed_id in this direction across all pages. |
| windows | array | – | Author arrays possibly capped at 100 on a list record or 5,000 stored on a singleton, and the window of every `slice` call — present even when the slice holds the whole array. A slice window's `next`… |
No examples provided.
openalex_resolve_name Openalex Resolve Name ~1,183
Resolve a name or an identifier to an OpenAlex ID. ALWAYS use this before filtering by entity — names are ambiguous, IDs are not. A name returns up to 10 autocomplete matches with disambiguation hints. An identifier — OpenAlex ID, DOI, ORCID, ROR, PMID, or ISSN, bare or in URL form — resolves directly to the record it addresses instead of running a name search. Short names share the bare OpenAlex ID shape (keyword p53 reads as publisher ID P53), so a bare OpenAlex ID that resolves nothing is searched as a name next. Two identifiers can address more than one entity type: a ROR names an organization's institution, funder, and publisher records alike, so it returns each one that exists (institution first) unless entity_type picks one of those three; and a Crossref Funder Registry DOI (10.13039/…) resolves to the funder unless entity_type is works. A PMCID is recognized as well, bare or as a PubMed Central URL, but OpenAlex indexes no PMCIDs, so it resolves nothing — pass the work's PMID or DOI instead. An award ID (G…, bare or as an OpenAlex URL) is not looked up, since OpenAlex has no award autocomplete: it returns no matches and a notice naming the openalex_search_entities call that opens the award. Under entity_type, a bare G… is searched as a name of that type instead.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| entity_type | string | – | Entity type to search. Awards are not among them: OpenAlex has no award autocomplete, so search awards with openalex_search_entities. Omit for cross-entity search (useful when entity type is unknown)… |
| filters | object | – | Narrow autocomplete results with a filter record object, using the openalex_search_entities value syntax; native string input is unavailable here. Example: restrict to a specific country or publicati… |
| query | string | yes | Name or partial name to resolve. Also accepts an identifier, bare or in URL form — OpenAlex ID ("W2741809807", "F4320332161", or an OpenAlex record-page or API URL such as "https://openalex.org/works… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget | object | – | What this call cost against the OpenAlex daily budget and what is left of it. Read `remainingUsd` here to size the search or traversal this resolution feeds. Absent when OpenAlex omitted the accounti… |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| notice | string | – | Guidance notice. Set when nothing matched (echoes the query, and the filters when a name search applied them, and suggests corrections), when a bare OpenAlex ID resolved nothing and the query was sea… |
| results | array | – | Matches: up to 10 autocomplete matches for a name; for an identifier, the record it addresses — for a ROR, up to three, institution then funder then publisher — or none. |
No examples provided.
openalex_search_entities Openalex Search Entities ~2,773
Search, filter, sort, or retrieve by ID. Covers all OpenAlex entity types (works, authors, sources, institutions, topics, keywords, publishers, funders, awards). Pass `id` to retrieve a single entity. Otherwise, use `query` and/or `filters` for discovery. Filters take a record object; an unambiguous native string such as "issn:0920-8542" is also accepted when enabled and disclosed in `notice`. Native clauses split on commas outside paired double quotes and the first colon; duplicate keys and bare fragments are rejected. Any filter value sent unquoted must have paired double quotes; balanced search phrases remain valid. Supports keyword search with boolean operators, exact phrase matching, AI semantic search, and seeded random samples. Use openalex_resolve_name to resolve names to IDs before filtering. Searches and ID lookups return a curated set of fields by default; pass `select` to override with specific fields, or `["*"]` for the full record. A page holds `per_page` records and `next_cursor` continues it — semantic search and a seeded `sample` continue with `page` instead; an `id` lookup returns every selected array whole, and `slice` pages one array by count.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Pagination cursor from a previous response. Pass to get the next page. Omit it on the first call — an empty string is rejected, since a supplied-but-blank cursor is a caller mistake rather than a req… |
| entity_type | string | yes | Type of scholarly entity to search. |
| filters | object | – | Filter criteria as field:value pairs. AND across fields (multiple keys). OR within field: pipe-separate ("us|gb"). NOT: prefix "!" ("!us"). Range: "2020-2024". Comparison: ">100", "<50". AND within s… |
| id | string | – | Retrieve a single entity by ID. Supports: OpenAlex ID ("W2741809807", or its OpenAlex record-page or API URL such as "https://openalex.org/works/W2741809807" or "https://api.openalex.org/works/W27418… |
| page | integer | – | Page number (1-based) for semantic search and for a seeded `sample`, the two searches that paginate with `page` instead of `cursor`. Semantic search ranks a query-dependent candidate set whose size `… |
| per_page | integer | – | Results per page. Default 25, or under `sample` the sample size up to 100, so a sample of 100 or fewer returns whole in one call. A larger value returns at most 100 and says so — at most 50 under sea… |
| query | string | – | Text search query. Supports boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), quoted phrases ("exact match"), wildcards (machin*), fuzzy matching (machin~1), and proximity ("climate change"~5). Omit for filter-only… |
| sample | integer | – | Return a random sample of this many entities matching the filters, up to 10,000; a larger value draws 10,000 and says so (rejected instead on a server set to OPENALEX_CLAMP_PER_PAGE=false). The sampl… |
| search_mode | string | – | Search strategy. "keyword": stemmed full-text (default). "exact": no stemming, matches individual words (use quoted phrases for multi-word exact match). "semantic": AI embedding similarity over a que… |
| seed | string | – | Deterministic seed for `sample`. Same seed + same filters = the same draw, page for page — required to walk a sample larger than one page with `page`, and worth passing whenever reproducibility matte… |
| select | array | – | OpenAlex top-level field names to return. Always returned: `id`, `display_name` — additional fields you list are appended. A curated default per entity type applies to both searches and single-entity… |
| slice | object | – | Page one array of the record at `id`: returns `id`, `display_name`, and `limit` elements of `field` from `offset` — fewer only at the array end — with the window in `windows`, whose `next` call repea… |
| sort | string | – | Sort field. Prefix with "-" for descending. Comma-separate for a multi-key sort, applied left to right, with the "-" prefix set per key ("-publication_year,cited_by_count" sorts by year descending, t… |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget | object | – | What this call cost against the OpenAlex daily budget and what is left of it. Price a full traversal before committing to it: `totalCount` ÷ `per_page` × `costUsd` against `remainingUsd`. Absent when… |
| echo | string | – | Compact echo of the criteria that actually ran (entity_type, query, filters, sort, search_mode) — surfaces what was searched when results are empty. An `id` lookup echoes entity_type and id alone, be… |
| error | object | – | Present when the call failed. Absent on success. |
| meta | object | – | Result metadata including pagination. |
| notice | string | – | Guidance notice. Set when per_page, sample, or slice.limit was clamped (requested and applied sizes), a native filter string was converted, a first call has no matches, a continuation is exhausted, a… |
| results | array | – | OpenAlex entity objects. Text values are plain text — HTML entities decoded, HTML/JATS/MathML markup removed — except identifier and URL fields such as `id`, `doi`, `ids`, and `*_url`, returned exact… |
| totalCount | number | – | Total results matching the query/filters across all pages. |
| windows | array | – | Author arrays possibly capped at 100 on a list record or 5,000 stored on a singleton, and the window of every `slice` call — present even when the slice holds the whole array. A slice window's `next`… |
No examples provided.
How do I install the io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server server?
io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server is a hosted endpoint at https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · openalex.caseyjhand.com
claude mcp add --transport http cyanheads-openalex-mcp-server 'https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp'
What is the io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server server?
io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server. Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog, 270M+ publications. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp).
Is the io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server server safe to use?
io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server scores 88 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server server expose?
io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server exposes 5 tools: openalex_resolve_name, openalex_search_entities, openalex_analyze_trends, openalex_get_citation_graph, openalex_describe_fields. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 6,287 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server server require authentication?
No. We connected to io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server server still maintained?
io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 6 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What did VerifyMCP test on the io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server server?
VerifyMCP ran 13 checks on io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 9 more. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.