io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server
openalex-mcp-server
io.github.cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server costs 4 384 tokens of context per session. It has 5 tool definitions. That is 2.2 % of a 200k window. Measured 2026-10-03.
Access the OpenAlex academic research catalog — 270M+ publications.
alive probed 2026-10-03 · HTTP 200
5tools
4.4ktokens for the tool definitions
2.2 %of a 200k context window
986 msto initialize
145 msto list tools
- Endpoint
- https://openalex.caseyjhand.com/mcp (streamable-http)
- Host
- openalex.caseyjhand.com
- Protocol
- 2025-11-25
- Reports itself as
- openalex-mcp-server 0.8.0
- Capabilities
- logging, prompts, resources, tools
- Instructions
- 551 characters
- Repository
- https://github.com/cyanheads/openalex-mcp-server
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-09-30 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 2 of the last 2 probes
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| openalex_search_entities | 2 046 | 47 % |
| openalex_analyze_trends | 739 | 17 % |
| openalex_get_citation_graph | 735 | 17 % |
| openalex_resolve_name | 524 | 12 % |
| openalex_describe_fields | 340 | 8 % |
History
We add a row when the result changes. A server with no change keeps its last row.
| Probed | Result | Init | Tools | Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 20:37 | alive | 986 ms | 5 | 4.4k |
| 2026-10-03 17:53 | alive | 585 ms | 5 | 4.4k |
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