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Altmetric MCP Server

io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp
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Altmetric MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 536 installs a week from npm. Last commit 28 Jul 2026.

MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more

Installs per day peak 196 · avg 43 · +158% w/w
a month agotoday
536
Installs / week
npm · altmetric-mcp
6
Stars
0 open issues
28 Jul 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add altmetric-mcp -- npx -y altmetric-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "altmetric-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.altmetric-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "altmetric-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "altmetric-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Altmetric MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Altmetric MCP?
Altmetric MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package altmetric-mcp was installed 536 times last week.
How do I connect Altmetric MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls altmetric-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Altmetric MCP?
The npm package altmetric-mcp was installed 536 times in the last week. Week over week that is +158%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Altmetric MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 6 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.