com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp MCP Server

Name: com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp MCP Server
Author: com.altmetric.mcp

com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp

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What is the com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp MCP server?

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

How to install com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

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
ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY
secret
API key for Altmetric Explorer API (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET). At least one credential set required
ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET
secret
API secret for Altmetric Explorer API HMAC authentication (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "altmetric-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add altmetric-mcp --env ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY=<YOUR_ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY> --env ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY=<YOUR_ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY> --env ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET=<YOUR_ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET> -- npx -y altmetric-mcp