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Connect Stanford Openalex to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Pull real-time scholarly data directly into your AI agent.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

ChatGPTClaudeCursorPerplexityGeminiMicrosoft CopilotRaycastMeta AI

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

A futuristic MCP client docking bay
V8 Isolate01

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 16 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 04

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through OpenAlex.

  1. 01

    Get funder

    This capability identifies the organizations funding specific research areas. It returns funder details and related research statistics.

  2. 02

    Get concept

    This capability explores the structure of scientific fields. It provides concept details including ancestors, related concepts, and historical trends.

  3. 03

    Search funders

    This capability searches for funding organizations worldwide. It provides names, locations, grant counts, and citation impact.

  4. 04

    Search works

    This capability searches 250 million academic works using keywords or structured filters. You can filter by year, open access status, or citation count.

Capability set02 / 04

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through OpenAlex.

  1. 05

    Get author

    This capability retrieves detailed researcher profiles. It provides h-index, i10-index, citation counts, and publication trends.

  2. 06

    Get author works

    This capability pulls all works associated with a specific author. You can sort these results by citation count or publication date.

  3. 07

    Get institution

    This capability accesses data on universities and research labs. It provides institutional research metrics and collaboration data.

  4. 08

    Get source

    This capability queries journals, conferences, and repositories. It returns impact metrics and coverage details.

Capability set03 / 04

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through OpenAlex.

  1. 09

    Get work

    This capability fetches specific paper details using an OpenAlex ID, DOI, or PubMed ID. It returns abstracts, authors, and citation data.

  2. 10

    Search authors

    This capability searches through 90 million researcher profiles. You can filter by name, citation count, or last known institution.

  3. 11

    Search concepts

    This capability searches the 65,000 scientific concept taxonomy. It returns names, descriptions, and associated work counts.

  4. 12

    Search institutions

    This capability searches 100,000 research institutions. You can filter by country, type, or citation impact.

Capability set04 / 04

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through OpenAlex.

  1. 13

    Search open access

    This capability filters the works database for papers with available open access PDFs. It is built for finding freely readable literature.

  2. 14

    Search publishers

    This capability searches academic publishers. It provides names, locations, and citation counts for publishing entities.

  3. 15

    Search sources

    This capability searches 240,000 journals and repositories. You can filter by type, open access status, or citation count.

  4. 16

    Search topics

    This capability searches topic classifications across all of science. It returns topic names, descriptions, and parent fields.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Literature Reviews

Your agent finds the most relevant and highly cited papers for a specific research topic.

02

Competitor Intelligence

You can track the research output and publication frequency of specific institutions or labs.

03

Grant Strategy

Identify which funding bodies are most active in a particular scientific field.

04

Author Verification

Quickly check a researcher's impact metrics, including h-index and citation counts.

Automate a task

Put OpenAlex to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

OpenAlex works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put OpenAlex to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

1112ms average. Fast in production.

OpenAlex is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1495ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
855ms
Slowest day
1495ms
14-day trend
Stable-3%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 16 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of OpenAlex, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with OpenAlex. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

OpenAlex Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_1IhaHep1Klzl6YPd1lxfO7cfzrTJkmx4GduKvQt1/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — OpenAlex capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stanford-openalex-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_1IhaHep1Klzl6YPd1lxfO7cfzrTJkmx4GduKvQt1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up OpenAlex in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work OpenAlex owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to navigate the massive scale of global academic data without manual searching.

  • 01

    Research Administrators

    They use the agent to benchmark institutions and track funding landscapes.

  • 02

    Bibliometricians

    They use the agent to analyze publication trends and citation patterns.

  • 03

    Science Policy Makers

    They use the agent to understand research output by country or institution.

  • 04

    Academic Librarians

    They use the agent to check journal metrics and open access availability.

FAQ

Questions OpenAlex owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key for OpenAlex?

    No. OpenAlex is a free and open catalog, so this MCP does not require you to manage your own API credentials.

  • 02

    Which AI clients can I use with this MCP?

    You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.

  • 03

    How much data does this MCP provide access to?

    It provides access to over 250 million academic works, 90 million authors, and 100,000 institutions.

  • 04

    Can I find papers that are free to read?

    Yes. You can use the search_open_access capability to find papers that have available open access PDFs.

  • 05

    Is the data hosted by Vinkius?

    Yes. Vinkius hosts the MCP and manages the connection so it is ready to use immediately.

  • 06

    Do I need an API key?

    No. OpenAlex is 100% free and open. No registration or API key is required.

  • 07

    How is OpenAlex different from Semantic Scholar?

    OpenAlex provides a broader ecosystem view with entities for institutions, journals, funders, publishers, and concepts. not just papers and authors. It is ideal for bibliometric analysis, institutional benchmarking, and understanding the structure of the research system. Semantic Scholar excels at AI-powered recommendations and citation graph navigation.

  • 08

    What replaced Microsoft Academic Graph?

    OpenAlex was created as the free, open-source successor to Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG), which was discontinued in 2022. OpenAlex now contains over 250 million works and continues to grow, fully funded by grants to ensure permanent public access.

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