io.github.altmetric/altmetric-mcp
Quality Score
85
/100
MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more
§01 Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"altmetric-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"altmetric-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "<your-altmetric_details_api_key>",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "<your-altmetric_explorer_api_key>",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "<your-altmetric_explorer_api_secret>"
}
}
}
}Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"altmetric-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"altmetric-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "<your-altmetric_details_api_key>",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "<your-altmetric_explorer_api_key>",
"ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "<your-altmetric_explorer_api_secret>"
}
}
}
}Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y altmetric-mcp§02 Environment variables
ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEYsecret
API key for Altmetric Details Page API. At least one credential set required: either this key OR both Explorer API credentials
ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEYsecret
API key for Altmetric Explorer API (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET). At least one credential set required
ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRETsecret
API secret for Altmetric Explorer API HMAC authentication (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY)
§03 MCP Quality Score · methodology
freshness
25
completeness
15
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
5
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