Altmetric MCP Server — Watchlist

MCP100 Assessment

Watchlist / Tracking

Why we’re tracking it

Follow-up value is specific to Altmetric research-attention API access over MCP: Do local API-key tools remain aligned with licensed Explorer and Details Page entitlements on the hosted OAuth service?

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Documentation review; complete setup workflow not independently tested

Best fit

Research-impact discovery and analysis across Altmetric data.

What we know

Altmetric Details Page/Explorer API MCP for attention metrics, research-output searches, mention/source analysis and demographics, available hosted with OAuth or locally with API credentials.

Maintenance / activity evidence

altmetric-mcp 1.2.3 published 2026-10-02T07:28:08.012Z

Tracking evidence observed Oct 5, 2026. These dated signals do not establish current maintenance. Reviewed enrichment confidence: high.

Verification gaps / watch-outs

Installation and comprehensive security have not been independently audited.
Read-oriented entitled research-attention data. Writes: Internal idempotent identifier-list scoping operation may occur.
OAuth or API credentials.
Sensitive access: Institutional research metadata, Audience/demographic analysis, API credentials

Mostly read-oriented, but licensed data and credentials must be protected.

Security source · policy file (attribution not established) ↗

Full authority, access and evidence limits are available in Review context and Access & risk.

All limitations / Review context

Do local API-key tools remain aligned with licensed Explorer and Details Page entitlements on the hosted OAuth service?

The bounded review of the publisher's documented Altmetric research-attention API access over MCP and release notices identified no disclosed material condition preventing an accurately scoped public tracking entry. The resource's operational permissions remain uncertainty; this assessment does not certify installation safety.

Mostly read-oriented, but licensed data and credentials must be protected.
Read-oriented entitled research-attention data.
OAuth or API credentials.
Queries and research identifiers are sent to Altmetric endpoints.
Reviewed write actions: Internal idempotent identifier-list scoping operation may occur
Sensitive access: Institutional research metadata, Audience/demographic analysis, API credentials
Installation, client compatibility and comprehensive security have not been independently audited. Authentication and access depend on the configured services.
Runtime behavior, dependencies and undisclosed vulnerabilities were not independently audited.
Documented tool authority and any remote data handling must be checked before installation or use.
Tool inventory, client matrix and permissions completeness were not requirements for this Radar tracking review.
general retention period
account-specific rate limits/pricing
Explorer features require institutional entitlement.
Some source data is license-restricted.
Hosted tools are entitlement-scoped.
Query arguments leave local boundary for Altmetric APIs.

Original activity observations

altmetric-mcp 1.2.3 published 2026-10-02T07:28:08.012Z

Technical identity

npm/altmetric-mcp

Exact implementation source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/altmetric-mcp ↗
Reviewed resource type: MCP Server
Repository identity: altmetric/altmetric-mcp
Package identity: npm:altmetric-mcp
Service endpoint: https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp

Evidence & Sources

Evidence basis: Recorded source evidence
Setup runtime verification: Not independently runtime-tested by MCP100 for this setup workflow.

Reviewed Oct 5, 2026 · Latest source observation Oct 8, 2026

Package registry ↗
altmetric-mcp
Recorded package identity, distribution or download evidence.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.
GitHub repository ↗
altmetric/altmetric-mcp
Repository reference; implementation attribution is not established for every document.
Includes references whose attribution is not established.

Setup · Watchlist

Install & Agents

Publisher instructions.

Source evidence observed Oct 14, 2026.

Additional setup details required — see the specific gaps below.

Warning

Not runtime tested, no third-party installation, network authorization, paid calls, or mutation executed.
Do not claim production service is available based on README alone.
Hosted OAuth preferred; local stdio alternative requires Altmetric Details and Explorer API keys and eligible account
Official npm publisher package page README inspected for this exact npm identity; static research only. Some setup statements are conservatively summarized; no source code or live client execution checked. V2 review did not run any live client.
Check actual host syntax and supply credentials in secure client environment; do not paste placeholders verbatim.
Avoid write, payment, token transfer, publishing, sending, booking and remote account changes as tests.
Replace credential, action and registration placeholders; follow the matching publisher/client prerequisites. No execution performed.
Use the matching host, actual registration name and original installation environment; this does not revoke credentials.

Install / connect
Publisher instructions
Hosted OAuth preferred; local stdio alternative requires Altmetric Details and Explorer API keys and eligible account | Publisher npm README revisited on 2026-10-14; exact identity retained.
Reviewed setup example · Claude Code only · Publisher instructions
claude mcp add --transport http altmetric https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp
Configure / authenticate
MCP100 setup guide
Remote Streamable HTTP OAuth; sign in with Altmetric account. Local stdio alternative requires separately issued Details/Explorer API keys.
Check connection
Suggested check
In Claude Code use /mcp for OAuth state, then inspect entitled read-only Altmetric tools.
Remove / uninstall / revoke
MCP100 setup guide
If registered by the publisher Claude Code example under `altmetric`, run the provided unregister command; for a different MCP client or name, delete the actual client registration. Removing a local client entry is distinct from deleting a vendor account/token.
Remove named client registration · Claude Code only · MCP100 composed guide
claude mcp remove altmetric

Official Documentation & Sources

What it does

Altmetric Details Page/Explorer API MCP for attention metrics, research-output searches, mention/source analysis and demographics, available hosted with OAuth or locally with API credentials.

Capability: Data & Databases
Resource type: MCP Server
Industry: Education & Research
Best fit: Research-impact discovery and analysis across Altmetric data.

Representative uses

Look up attention by DOI/PubMed ID
Search recent research attention
Explore institutional outputs
Analyze sources/journals/demographics

Limitations

Explorer features require institutional entitlement.
Some source data is license-restricted.
Hosted tools are entitlement-scoped.
Query arguments leave local boundary for Altmetric APIs.

Reviewed access

Access & risk

Review the exact access boundary before connecting this MCP to accounts, credentials, or sensitive data.

Authentication: OAuth or API credentials.
Permissions: Read-oriented entitled research-attention data.
Data handling: Queries and research identifiers are sent to Altmetric endpoints.
Cost: plan_based
Risk and cautions: Mostly read-oriented, but licensed data and credentials must be protected.

Access scope and cautions

Write actions: Internal idempotent identifier-list scoping operation may occur
Sensitive access: Institutional research metadata Audience/demographic analysis API credentials
Risk level: moderate

FAQ

Based on reviewed evidence as of 2026-10-08. Watchlist tracking is not a recommendation or a security certification.

Which tasks are documented for this implementation?

The reviewed tasks include: Look up attention by DOI/PubMed ID; Search recent research attention; Explore institutional outputs; Analyze sources/journals/demographics.

What setup and authentication are documented?

Recorded installation/entrypoint step: npx -y altmetric-mcp. Recorded endpoint: https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp. Recorded transport: stdio, streamable_http. Recorded environment-variable notes: ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY (optional/local); ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY (optional/local); ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET (optional/local). No configuration values are supplied here. Prerequisites: Node.js 20.6+ for local; Altmetric API entitlement. These are the documented setup details, not a claim that installation or client compatibility was independently tested. Authentication: Hosted OAuth or local Altmetric API credentials.

Can it modify data or perform write operations?

Documented write actions include: Internal idempotent identifier-list scoping operation may occur. Recorded permission boundary: Read-oriented entitled research-attention data.

What data-handling boundary should I consider?

Queries and research identifiers are sent to Altmetric endpoints. Recorded sensitive-access context: Institutional research metadata; Audience/demographic analysis; API credentials.

What limitations and risks should I check before use?

Mostly read-oriented, but licensed data and credentials must be protected. Explorer features require institutional entitlement. Some source data is license-restricted. Hosted tools are entitlement-scoped. Query arguments leave local boundary for Altmetric APIs. Runtime behavior, dependencies and undisclosed vulnerabilities were not independently audited. Documented tool authority and any remote data handling must be checked before installation or use.

Is this an official MCP?

Altmetric / Digital Science is listed as First-party MCP in MCP100’s current evidence.