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The Openalex MCP Server MCP server,
connected in one click.

Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications. Connect the official Openalex MCP Server MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor through gate — one gateway URL, no config files, security-checked.

Connect Openalex MCP Server free How it works

Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed

Use this server

Add Openalex MCP Server to your AI in one minute

Pick your client. Copy, paste, done — or let gate handle sign-ins and policies for you.

claude mcp add --transport http openalex-mcp-server https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Run in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Openalex MCP Server · https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

What you can do

What your AI can do with Openalex MCP Server

Real prompts you can type the moment it's connected — no setup, no docs to read.

“Use “openalex_resolve_name”: 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 ret.”

“Use “openalex_search_entities”: Search, filter, sort, or retrieve by ID. Covers all OpenAlex entity types (works, authors, sources, institutions, topics, keywords, publishe.”

“Use “openalex_analyze_trends”: Aggregate OpenAlex entities into groups and count them. Use for trend analysis (group works by publication_year), distribution analysis (gro.”

“Use “openalex_get_citation_graph”: Walk the citation graph one hop from a seed work. Direction picks the edge: incoming citations (`cites`), the seed's own references (`cited_.”

Security check

How secure is the Openalex MCP Server MCP server?

Every server in the gate directory has to pass the same four checks before your AI can touch it. Here's how Openalex MCP Server holds up.

✓ Verified directory serverOpenalex MCP Server · caseyjhand.com

Official endpoint

Operated by Openalex MCP Server (caseyjhand.com) at its documented MCP endpoint — not a third-party mirror or community re-host.

No sign-in needed

This server only exposes public data — no account and no credentials are involved when you connect.

Scanned before it goes live

gate checks every tool for prompt injection, hidden instructions, data-exfiltration hints, and over-broad permissions before the server is available through your gateway.

Watched for drift

If Openalex MCP Server adds or changes tools later, gate re-scans and alerts you — before your AI acts on the change.

Run the free scanner on Openalex MCP Server's server →

How it works

Connected in three steps

Connect your gate

Add one gateway URL to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client. One-time setup, about two minutes.

Pick Openalex MCP Server

Choose Openalex MCP Server in the gate directory. No sign-in needed.

Use it anywhere

Openalex MCP Server's tools are live in every AI client you've connected — with rules and logging built in.

Connect Openalex MCP Server free

Free to start · No credit card · No hosting needed

Straight from the server

The actual tools Openalex MCP Server exposes

Fetched live from the official endpoint and re-checked daily by gate — not marketing copy.

openalex_resolve_name — 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 ret

openalex_search_entities — Search, filter, sort, or retrieve by ID. Covers all OpenAlex entity types (works, authors, sources, institutions, topics, keywords, publishe

openalex_analyze_trends — Aggregate OpenAlex entities into groups and count them. Use for trend analysis (group works by publication_year), distribution analysis (gro

openalex_get_citation_graph — Walk the citation graph one hop from a seed work. Direction picks the edge: incoming citations (`cites`), the seed's own references (`cited_

openalex_describe_fields — List valid field names for an OpenAlex entity type and context (filter, group_by, or select). Use proactively before constructing a filter o

Author

Who runs the Openalex MCP Server MCP server?

caseyjhand.com

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Server facts

The Openalex MCP Server MCP server at a glance

Endpointhttps://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Operated byOpenalex MCP Server (caseyjhand.com)

CategoryCommunity

Sign-inNone — public data only

Available in gateYes — one-click connect

Works withClaude, ChatGPT, Cursor & any MCP client

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is there an official Openalex MCP Server MCP server?

Yes — Openalex MCP Server operates its own remote MCP server at openalex.caseyjhand.com. gate connects you to that official endpoint and adds security scanning, per-tool access rules, and an activity log on top.

How do I connect Openalex MCP Server to Claude or ChatGPT?

Add gate's gateway URL to your AI client once, then pick Openalex MCP Server in the directory. No account or sign-in is needed. From then on, Openalex MCP Server's tools are available in every client you've connected to gate.

Do I need to host anything?

No. Openalex MCP Server runs the server, and gate is fully managed. You just connect one URL — there's nothing to install, deploy, or maintain.

Is the Openalex MCP Server MCP server safe to connect?

It's the vendor's official endpoint, and gate scans its tools for prompt injection and hidden instructions before it goes live, re-checks it whenever it changes, and lets you allow, block, or require approval for every single tool.