OpenAlex literature search

Query the OpenAlex API for academic papers, authors, institutions, and citation data.

CLI

Use the bundled dependency-aware CLI. Its inline script metadata installs requests in an isolated uv environment without modifying the caller's lockfile.

OPENALEX="<skill-directory>/scripts/openalex.py"
uv run --script "$OPENALEX" search-works "CRISPR"

Do not import openalex_client.py from uv run python -; stdin scripts ignore the client's inline dependency metadata.

The client handles rate limiting and retries. Set OPENALEX_API_KEY in the environment; OpenAlex permits limited no-key requests.