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Notanda (Beta) MCP Server

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Notanda (Beta) runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 151 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 2 Oct 2026.

Every OpenAlex search stores its request, response and checksums so sources can be checked later.

Installs per day peak 253 · avg 28 · -62% w/w
a month agotoday
151
Installs / week
pypi · notanda-mcp
0
Stars
0 open issues
2 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 6 d ago · rules ccca72095570

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Dumps the whole environment mcp/tools/mcp_client.py:18
        env=dict(os.environ),
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Builds a database query by concatenation src/harvester/webui/static/app.js:1455
        <div class="field small"><label for="c-oa">OA status</label><select id="c-oa">
          <option value="">any</option>${facets.oa_status.map((s) => `<option ${corpusState.filters.oa_status === s ? 'selected' : ''}>${esc(s)}</option>`).join('')}</select></div>

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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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 notanda -- uvx notanda-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notanda": {
      "args": [
        "notanda-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.notanda]
command = "uvx"
args = ["notanda-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notanda": {
      "args": [
        "notanda-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notanda": {
      "args": [
        "notanda-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: HARVESTER_OPENALEX_API_KEY (OpenAlex API key used for literature searches.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Notanda (Beta) — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Notanda (Beta)?
Notanda (Beta) 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 pypi package notanda-mcp was installed 151 times last week.
How do I connect Notanda (Beta)?
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 notanda-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Notanda (Beta)?
The pypi package notanda-mcp was installed 151 times in the last week. Week over week that is -62%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Notanda (Beta) open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 0 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.