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altmetric-mcp

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

mcp.altmetric.commcp.altmetric.com/altmetric-mcp★ 7Updated Oct 2, 2026

server.json

{
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "name": "com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp",
  "description": "MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/altmetric/altmetric-mcp",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "version": "1.2.3",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/altmetric/altmetric-mcp/main/icon-512.png",
      "mimeType": "image/png",
      "sizes": [
        "512x512"
      ]
    },
    {
      "src": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/altmetric/altmetric-mcp/main/icon-1024.png",
      "mimeType": "image/png",
      "sizes": [
        "1024x1024"
      ]
    },
    {
      "src": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/altmetric/altmetric-mcp/main/icon.svg",
      "mimeType": "image/svg+xml",
      "sizes": [
        "any"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "packages": [
    {
      "registryType": "npm",
      "identifier": "altmetric-mcp",
      "version": "1.2.3",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "description": "API key for Altmetric Details Page API. At least one credential set required: either this key OR both Explorer API credentials",
          "format": "string",
          "isSecret": true,
          "name": "ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY"
        },
        {
          "description": "API key for Altmetric Explorer API (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET). At least one credential set required",
          "format": "string",
          "isSecret": true,
          "name": "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY"
        },
        {
          "description": "API secret for Altmetric Explorer API HMAC authentication (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY)",
          "format": "string",
          "isSecret": true,
          "name": "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "remotes": [
    {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp"
    }
  ]
}

Permissions

DeclaredDetected
Runs code—node
Installs—npm:altmetric-mcp@1.2.3
Runs install scripts—None
Networkmcp.altmetric.commcp.altmetric.com
Needs credentialsALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEYALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEYALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRETALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEYALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEYALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET
Outside the workspace—None
Agent tools—None

Checks

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Versions

  1. #11.2.3latestOct 7, 2026