altmetric-mcp

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

stdio v0.3.2

Connection Configuration

Add this to your AI agent's MCP config file to connect.

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add io.github.altmetric--altmetric-mcp -- npx

Transport

stdio

Authentication

None

Version

v0.3.2

Server Name

io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp

Last Updated

Mar 5, 2026

How to install and connect this MCP server.

Environment variables you must provide when running this server.

Variable	Description	Required
`ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY` secret	API key for Altmetric Details Page API. At least one credential set required: either this key OR both Explorer API credentials	Optional
`ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY` secret	API key for Altmetric Explorer API (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET). At least one credential set required	Optional
`ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET` secret	API secret for Altmetric Explorer API HMAC authentication (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY)	Optional