Does Altmetric run locally or as a hosted service?

Both options are published. You can run the package locally, or connect to the hosted endpoint if you would rather not install anything.

How do I install Altmetric?

Point your client at the hosted endpoint https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp. No local install is needed.

Does Altmetric need an API key?

Yes. It reads 3 environment variables from the environment, so you need to supply ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY, ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY, ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET before the server will start.

What is ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY used for in Altmetric?

API key for Altmetric Details Page API. At least one credential set required: either this key OR both Explorer API credentials.

What is ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY used for in Altmetric?

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

Where is the source code for Altmetric?

The publisher lists https://github.com/altmetric/altmetric-mcp as the source repository.

Is Altmetric an official server?

It is published under the namespace com.altmetric.mcp, which means the publisher proved control of that domain when registering. That confirms who published it, not that it has been reviewed for quality or security.

Which version of Altmetric is listed here?

Version 1.2.0, taken from the latest registry entry.

Altmetric MCP server

Name: Altmetric
Author: altmetric

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

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Details

Registry name: com.altmetric.mcp/altmetric-mcp
Publisher: altmetric
Version: 1.2.0
Distribution: Local or hosted. both options are published. Install the package to run it yourself, or connect to the publisher's hosted URL and skip the install.
Transports: stdio, streamable-http
Source repository: altmetric/altmetric-mcp
Website: -
First published: 2026-08-27
Registry updated: 2026-08-27
Credentials required: 3 environment variables
Schema generation: 2025-12-11

Packages

npm altmetric-mcp

Version: 1.2.0
Transport: stdio
Runtime: not specified

Environment variables
Variable	Required	Secret	Purpose
ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY	Yes	Yes	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	Yes	Yes	API key for Altmetric Explorer API (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET). At least one credential set required
ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET	Yes	Yes	API secret for Altmetric Explorer API HMAC authentication (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY)

Hosted endpoints

Endpoint 1

URL: https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp
Transport: streamable-http
Authentication: not declared

Install Altmetric

Pick your client. The configuration below is generated from this server's published package and endpoint data.

Claude Code command line

Configuration file: .mcp.json or ~/.claude.json

Hosted endpoint

claude mcp add altmetric --transport http https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

claude mcp add altmetric --env ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY=<altmetric_details_api_key> --env ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY=<altmetric_explorer_api_key> --env ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET=<altmetric_explorer_api_secret> -- npx -y altmetric-mcp

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Check it worked: Run claude mcp list and check the server reports connected.

Official Claude Code MCP documentation

Cursor IDE

Configuration file: .cursor/mcp.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Hosted endpoint

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "<altmetric_details_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "<altmetric_explorer_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "<altmetric_explorer_api_secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Check it worked: The server appears under Settings, then MCP with a green dot.

Official Cursor MCP documentation

Claude Desktop desktop app

Configuration file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Hosted endpoint

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "<altmetric_details_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "<altmetric_explorer_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "<altmetric_explorer_api_secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Quit the app completely and reopen it.

Check it worked: Look for the tools icon in the message composer.

Official Claude Desktop MCP documentation

Visual Studio Code IDE

Configuration file: .vscode/mcp.json or user settings.json under mcp

Hosted endpoint

{
  "servers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

{
  "servers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "<altmetric_details_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "<altmetric_explorer_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "<altmetric_explorer_api_secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Check it worked: Open the Copilot chat tools picker and confirm the server is listed.

Official Visual Studio Code MCP documentation

Codex CLI command line

Configuration file: ~/.codex/config.toml

Hosted endpoint

codex mcp add altmetric --transport http https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

codex mcp add altmetric -- npx -y altmetric-mcp

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Check it worked: Run codex mcp list and check the server is present.

Official Codex CLI MCP documentation

More clients (9), including automation platforms

Cline IDE

Configuration file: cline_mcp_settings.json, reachable from the MCP Servers pane

Hosted endpoint

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "<altmetric_details_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "<altmetric_explorer_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "<altmetric_explorer_api_secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Check it worked: The server appears in the MCP Servers pane with its tool count.

Official Cline MCP documentation

Goose desktop app

Configuration file: ~/.config/goose/config.yaml

Hosted endpoint

extensions:
  altmetric:
    type: streamable_http
    uri: https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp
    enabled: true

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

extensions:
  altmetric:
    type: stdio
    cmd: npx
    args: ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"]
    enabled: true

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Check it worked: Run goose session and confirm the extension loads.

Official Goose MCP documentation

LangChain agent framework

Install the MCP adapter package and construct a client in code

Hosted endpoint

client = MultiServerMCPClient({
    "altmetric": {
        "url": "https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp",
        "transport": "streamable_http",
    }
})

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

client = MultiServerMCPClient({
    "altmetric": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"],
        "transport": "stdio",
    }
})

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Check it worked: Print the loaded tool list before running the agent.

Official LangChain MCP documentation

Windsurf IDE

Configuration file: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Hosted endpoint

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Nothing to install. The client connects to the publisher's URL.

Local package (npm)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY": "<altmetric_details_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY": "<altmetric_explorer_api_key>",
        "ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET": "<altmetric_explorer_api_secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Check it worked: The server appears in the Cascade plugin list.

Official Windsurf MCP documentation

Zed IDE

Configuration file: ~/.config/zed/settings.json

Local package (npm)

{
  "context_servers": {
    "altmetric": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "altmetric-mcp"]
      }
    }
  }
}

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Check it worked: The agent panel lists the server under context servers.

Official Zed MCP documentation

Tools

The publisher has not disclosed a tool manifest. The tool list can only be seen by connecting to the server, which this catalogue does not do on the publisher's behalf.

Command line alternative

None found. The published package declares no executable and no matching Homebrew formula exists, so the MCP server appears to be the only route. This is a negative result from automated checks, not a statement from the publisher.

Repository

Read from github on 2026-08-06.

Stars: 6
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Primary language: JavaScript
Licence: MIT
Last commit: 2026-07-28
Latest release: no tagged release
Created: 2025-10-23
Repository files: readme, license, serverJson

Security, privacy and enterprise use

The publisher has not published a website, so there is no site to read policies from. For a server distributed only as source, the repository is the place to look.

Publisher

The publisher has not disclosed a website in their registry entry, so there is nothing to read a profile from.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Altmetric MCP server do?: MCP server for Altmetric APIs - track research attention across news, policy, social media, and more.
Does Altmetric run locally or as a hosted service?: Both options are published. You can run the package locally, or connect to the hosted endpoint if you would rather not install anything.
How do I install Altmetric?: Point your client at the hosted endpoint https://mcp.altmetric.com/mcp. No local install is needed.
Does Altmetric need an API key?: Yes. It reads 3 environment variables from the environment, so you need to supply ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY, ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY, ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET before the server will start.
What is ALTMETRIC_DETAILS_API_KEY used for in Altmetric?: API key for Altmetric Details Page API. At least one credential set required: either this key OR both Explorer API credentials.
What is ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_KEY used for in Altmetric?: API key for Altmetric Explorer API (requires ALTMETRIC_EXPLORER_API_SECRET). At least one credential set required.
Which transports does Altmetric support?: stdio and streamable HTTP.
Where is the source code for Altmetric?: The publisher lists https://github.com/altmetric/altmetric-mcp as the source repository.
Is Altmetric an official server?: It is published under the namespace com.altmetric.mcp, which means the publisher proved control of that domain when registering. That confirms who published it, not that it has been reviewed for quality or security.
Which version of Altmetric is listed here?: Version 1.2.0, taken from the latest registry entry.

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Visual Studio Code IDE

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ChatGPT web app

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Goose desktop app

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