openalexlisted

# OpenAlex CLI Skill Use the `openalex` CLI to retrieve academic metadata from the OpenAlex API. ## When to Use Invoke this skill when the user needs to: - Search for academic papers or scholarly works - Find information about authors, institutions, or journals - Track citations (who cited a paper, what a paper references) - Discover related works or research topics - Look up metadata by DOI, ORCID, or OpenAlex ID - Analyze publication trends or research metrics ## Initial Setup **First time using this skill?** Read [references/setup.md](references/setup.md) for installation and API key configuration. ## Prerequisites The CLI must be built and available. Check with: ```bash openalex --help ``` If `openalex` is not installed yet, install it first: ```bash npm install -g openalex-skill openalex --help ``` For installation, persistent API key setup, and first-run verification, see `references/setup.md`. ## Core Commands ### Entity Types OpenAlex organizes data into 8 entity types: - `works` - research papers, articles, preprints - `authors` - researchers and their profiles - `sources` - journals, conferences, repositories - `institutions` - universities, research centers - `topics` - research areas and subjects - `publishers` - academic publishers - `funders` - funding organizations - `concepts` - (legacy) subject classifications ### OpenAlex ID Format **ID format:** OpenAlex IDs start with `W` (e.g., `W2626778328`). The `summary` format displays reusable IDs on a s