OpenAlex.org MCP

OpenAlex.org MCP

A streamlined Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for author disambiguation and academic research using the OpenAlex.org

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Overview

The OpenAlex Author Disambiguation MCP Server is designed as an AI-friendly MCP service that uses the OpenAlex API to disambiguate authors and build comprehensive researcher profiles. It emphasizes agent-ready outputs with structured, parseable results and targeted filtering to support AI reasoning. Core capabilities include advanced author disambiguation across name variations and career transitions, institution resolution with current and past affiliations, retrieval of scholarly works (journal articles, letters, and papers), and robust citation analysis (e.g., h-index, citation counts). ORCID integration enhances identity matching accuracy, while data optimization focuses on delivering essential information for AI workflows. The server follows MCP best practices (FastMCP) with proper tool annotations, efficient HTTP client management, and rate limiting to ensure reliable client usage. Output is designed for integration with AI agents and tools (e.g., OpenAI Agents, Claude Desktop), with multiple candidate results, clean structure, and enhanced filtering options (journal-only, thresholds, temporal filters). Example tools include autocomplete_authors, search_authors, and retrieve_author_works, enabling streamlined author disambiguation and research workflow analysis.

Details

Owner
drAbreu
Language
Python
License
MIT License
Updated
2025-12-07

Features

Advanced Author Disambiguation

Handles complex name variations and career transitions to accurately identify authors.

Institution Resolution and Career Tracking

Captures current and past affiliations with transition histories to map professional trajectories.

Academic Work Retrieval

Retrieves journal articles, letters, and research papers via the OpenAlex API with targeted filtering.

Citation Analysis and Impact Metrics

Provides metrics such as h-index and citation counts to assess scholarly impact.

ORCID Integration

Utilizes ORCID identifiers for higher accuracy in identity matching.

AI Agent Optimized Data Output

Delivers streamlined, AI-friendly data structures and clean, parseable outputs for reasoning.

MCP Best Practices & Tool Annotations

Built with FastMCP, with proper tool annotations and robust resource management.

Enhanced Filtering & Robust Integration

Supports multiple candidates, structured outputs, error handling, and filters (e.g., journal-only, thresholds, temporal).

Audience

AI agentsIntegrate this MCP server in AI agent workflows for author disambiguation and profiling with OpenAlex
ResearchersLeverage AI-ready outputs for author and work profiling in academic research

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OpenAlexMCPauthor disambiguationresearcher profilesOpenAlex APIORCIDinstitution resolutioncitation analysisAI agent optimizedFastMCPOpenAI AgentsClaude Desktop