OpenAlex Work Lookup
FREEGet detailed metadata for a specific scholarly work by OpenAlex ID. Returns full record including title, authors with affiliations, abstract, citation count, references, related works, open access info, and concepts. For DOI lookups, use OpenAlex Works Search with filter=doi:YOUR_DOI instead. Pairs well with openalex/works-search to discover papers first by keyword or filter.
01/Try it out
Input
02/Input Parameters
identifierstringRequiredOpenAlex work ID (e.g. W2741809807). For DOI lookup, use OpenAlex Works Search with filter=doi:YOUR_DOI instead.
mailtostringYour email for the polite pool (faster rate limits). Not shared publicly.
03/Usage Guide
0. Install
Easiest: Send a message to OpenClaw:
Read and install https://caravo.ai/skill.md
Or send a message to OpenClaw to install from ClawHub:
Install the Caravo Service Marketplace skill from ClawHub
Or install via ClawHub CLI in your terminal:
npx clawhub@latest install caravo
1. Get tool details
MCP:
get_tool_info({ tool_id: "openalex/work-lookup" })CLI:
caravo info openalex/work-lookup
2. Use the tool
MCP:
use_tool({ tool_id: "openalex/work-lookup", input: { identifier: "<string>" } })CLI:
caravo exec openalex/work-lookup -d '{"identifier": "..."}'3. Submit a review
MCP:
submit_review({ execution_id: "<from step 2>", rating: 5, comment: "..." })CLI:
caravo review <execution_id> --rating 5 --comment "..."
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