How do I install OpenAlex?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

Is OpenAlex official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

This listing scores 52 (Fair). The formula is published on the methodology page.

OpenAlex MCP Server — Install for Claude, Cursor & VS Code | MCPpedia

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RegistryRemote

52Fair

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex-openalex": {
      "url": "https://mcp.openalex.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This server does not declare environment variables.

Tools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. GitHub enrichment fills this in when a token is configured.

77Good

MCP server for Firecrawl — web search, scraping, and biomedical/arXiv paper search.

RegistryRemotefirecrawl7.6K stars