OpenAlex

OpenAlex is an open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, sources, topics, and related research metadata.

14 actions Integration catalog
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01 · WHAT THE AGENT CAN DO

Actions

Every capability is a discrete, logged action the agent calls by name — scoped to what you authorize and recorded in the run trace.

Add Collection EntitiesOPENALEX_ADD_COLLECTION_ENTITIES
Bulk-add one or more matching OpenAlex entity IDs to an owned collection without duplicating existing memberships.
Autocomplete EntitiesOPENALEX_AUTOCOMPLETE_ENTITIES
Resolve a partial name or title to likely OpenAlex entity IDs before filtering or retrieving metadata.
Create CollectionOPENALEX_CREATE_COLLECTION
Create a private, single-entity-type OpenAlex collection, optionally with an initial bounded set of entity IDs.
Delete CollectionOPENALEX_DELETE_COLLECTION
Permanently delete exactly one owned private OpenAlex collection and all of its collection memberships. This does not delete the underlying OpenAlex entities.
Download Work ContentOPENALEX_DOWNLOAD_WORK_CONTENT
Download an OpenAlex-cached PDF or gzipped GROBID TEI file for a work. Choose the format matching the work's has_content flags. Each call currently costs $0.01, and source copyright terms still apply.
Get CollectionOPENALEX_GET_COLLECTION
Get metadata for one private OpenAlex collection owned by the connected user.
Get Metadata EntityOPENALEX_GET_ENTITY
Retrieve one OpenAlex work, author, source, institution, topic, keyword, publisher, funder, award, taxonomy item, country, continent, or language by its supported identifier. Returns the provider's entity object directly; use select to limit its top-level fields.
Get Rate Limit StatusOPENALEX_GET_RATE_LIMIT_STATUS
Validate the connected OpenAlex API key and inspect daily budget, prepaid balance, reset timing, and current endpoint costs before expensive queries or downloads.
List Collection EntitiesOPENALEX_LIST_COLLECTION_ENTITIES
List one page of entity IDs in an owned private collection together with collection metadata and page totals.
List My CollectionsOPENALEX_LIST_MY_COLLECTIONS
List private OpenAlex collections owned by the connected API-key user, optionally finding collections that contain an entity.
Query Metadata EntitiesOPENALEX_QUERY_ENTITIES
Search, filter, sort, sample, select, or group one OpenAlex metadata resource other than works, including authors, venues, organizations, taxonomy, geography, awards, and enumerations. Returns one cursor-controlled page.
Query WorksOPENALEX_QUERY_WORKS
Search, filter, sort, sample, select, or group scholarly works. Returns one cursor-controlled page and its OpenAlex query cost; use the snapshot for whole-catalog exports.
Remove Collection EntitiesOPENALEX_REMOVE_COLLECTION_ENTITIES
Bulk-remove one or more entity memberships from an owned private OpenAlex collection without deleting the underlying OpenAlex entities.
Update CollectionOPENALEX_UPDATE_COLLECTION
Update a private collection's name or description, or change its entity type while the collection is empty. Provide at least one of display_name, description, or entity_type.