# mcp-openidea-search

> MCP server for Open Idea federated search

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-openidea-search/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Open Idea
- homepage: https://www.openidea.world
- repository: https://github.com/Sony17/OpenIdeaMcp-
- version: 0.1.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, openidea, search
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-openidea-search

### Description (declared)

# mcp-openidea-search

An MCP server that exposes [Open Idea](https://www.openidea.world)'s federated
search — across open-knowledge providers (OpenAlex, arXiv, Zenodo, Software
Heritage, GitHub, GitLab, HuggingFace, PapersWithCode, YouTube, CKAN, Figshare,
Kaggle) — to MCP-compatible clients (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, the MCP
Inspector, Cursor, etc.).

This package is a **thin client** over the Open Idea v1 HTTP API. All the
federation, deduplication, normalization, and caching happen on Open Idea's
side. This repo is fully standalone — no dependency on the Open Idea codebase.

## Documentation

| Doc | Contents |
|---|---|
| [docs/setup.md](docs/setup.md) | Install, configure, and run the server. |
| [docs/architecture.md](docs/architecture.md) | Components, flows, and a Mermaid diagram. |
| [docs/api-reference.md](docs/api-reference.md) | Every tool, resource, and data model. |
| [docs/claude-desktop.md](docs/claude-desktop.md) | Claude Desktop configuration (macOS/Windows/Linux). |
| [docs/claude-code.md](docs/claude-code.md) | Claude Code registration & verification. |
| [docs/mcp-inspector.md](docs/mcp-inspector.md) | Testing with the MCP Inspector. |
| [docs/troubleshooting.md](docs/troubleshooting.md) | 401s, newline keys, startup failures, and more. |
| [docs/development.md](docs/development.md) | Repo layout, env setup, tests, workflow. |

## 🚀 Getting Started

This tool connects Claude directly to Open Idea's academic and data search
engines. It runs entirely on your local machine using your personal API key.
Follow these 4 simple steps to get set up.

### Prerequisites

Make sure you have Python 3.10 or higher installed on your computer. You can
check this by running `python --version` in your terminal.

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### Step 1: Get Your Free Open Idea API Key

Because this tool queries live databases on your behalf, you need a personal
access key.

1. Go to [openidea.world](https://www.openidea.world) and sign up or log in.
2. Navigate to the Developer Das…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- ai.model-access (0.905, derived)
- dev.docs-lookup (0.791, derived)
- research.academic (0.791, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-openidea-search/ (first seen 2026-09-10T02:24:30.020Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-openidea-search/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-openidea-search · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-openidea-search