io.github.mrfentmen/openalex-mcp
openalex-mcp
Use this MCP server to OpenAlex scholarly works, authors, institutions, and citations. Tools...
alive probed 2026-10-14
4tools
560tokens in Claude Opus 5.5
608tokens in Claude Code
0.3 %of a 200k context window
296o200k_base estimate
377 msto initialize
11 msto list tools
- Run it
- npx -y @mrfentmen/openalex-mcp@1.0.0 (stdio, probed in a container with the network off)
- Host
- npmjs.com
- Reports itself as
- openalex-mcp 1.0.0
- Capabilities
- tools
- Instructions
- none
- Claude count
- Claude Opus 5.5, measured 2026-10-14. Counted again when the tool definitions change. Method.
- Repository
- https://github.com/mrfentmen/openalex-mcp
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-09-21 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 1 of the last 1 probe
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens (o200k) | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| search_works | 86 | 29 % |
| search_authors | 80 | 27 % |
| get_work | 66 | 22 % |
| get_author | 64 | 22 % |
Badge and feed
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