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Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations MCP Server

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Search OpenAlex for paper titles, DOIs, years, citation counts and open-access flags

Uptime history 30 hours of history
30 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
92 of 92 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
358 ms
Response time
average over 24h
API key
Access
streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 0 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add research-paper-search --transport http 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/research-paper-search'
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/research-paper-search
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.research-paper-search]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/research-paper-search"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "research-paper-search": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/research-paper-search"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "research-paper-search": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/research-paper-search"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=hermeskd/research-paper-search streamable-http needs key 374 ms 0 min ago

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Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 358 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.
Does Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.
How fast is Research Paper Search — OpenAlex Titles, DOIs & Citations?
It answers our handshake in 358 ms on average, which is faster than 40% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.