Openalex

What you can do with Openalex

Openalex is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by pipeworx-io. It ranks #29,924 of 144,396 active servers on MCP Toplist. Openalex is listed across 3 registries — Official MCP, PulseMCP and Glama, with 3 tracked versions. It was first listed on Apr 2, 2026 and most recently updated on Sep 26, 2026.

What Openalex can and cannot do

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.

What you need before using Openalex

Connect Openalex and confirm it works

claude mcp add --transport http openalex https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp

[mcp_servers.openalex]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp"

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "openalex": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex": {
      "serverUrl": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openalex": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What changed, and when this was checked

First listed

Apr 2, 2026

Latest version published

Sep 26, 2026

Version history

3 versions tracked (below)

Requirements evidence

MCP Toplist probed the public endpoint on Oct 5, 2026 and could not complete the MCP handshake (jsonrpc error). Requirements remain unverified.

Profile checked

Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only

Ranking data as of

Oct 16, 2026

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