pp-openalex

What this skill does

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# Openalex — Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `openalex-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install openalex --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `openalex-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.3 or newer):

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/other/openalex/cmd/openalex-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## When Not to Use This CLI

Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis.

## Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

### Research graph retrieval

- **`works list`** — Search scholarly works with compact JSON, field selection, filters, sorting, and live API fallback.
- **`authors list`** — Search authors and retrieve canonical OpenAlex author records for citation and collaborator research.
- **`institutions list`** — Search institutions with country/type metadata for affiliation and ecosystem analysis.
- **`sources list`** — Search journals, repositories, and venues with compact agent-oriented output.
- **`topics list`** — Explore OpenAlex topics for research-area discovery and downstream filtering.

## Command Reference

**authors** — People who create scholarly works

- `openalex-pp-cli authors get` — Retrieve a single author by OpenAlex ID or ORCID.
- `openalex-pp-cli authors list` — Get a list of authors with optional filtering, searching, sorting, and pagination.

**autocomplete** — Fast typeahead search for any entity type

- `openalex-pp-cli autocomplete` — Fast typeahead search returning up to 10 results. Use for search-as-you-type interfaces.

**awards** — Research grants and funding awards

- `openalex-pp-cli awards get` — Retrieve a single award by its OpenAlex ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli awards list` — Get a list of research grants and funding awards.

**changefiles** — Manage changefiles

- `openalex-pp-cli changefiles get` — Get details for a specific date's changefile, including which entity types changed, how many records, and download...
- `openalex-pp-cli changefiles list` — List all available changefile dates. Each date has downloadable files containing every entity record that was...

**concepts** — Legacy taxonomy of research areas (deprecated - use Topics instead)

- `openalex-pp-cli concepts get` — **DEPRECATED:** Use Topics instead. Retrieve a single concept by OpenAlex ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli concepts list` — **DEPRECATED:** Use Topics instead. Get a list of concepts from the legacy taxonomy.

**continents** — Geographic continents (7 total)

- `openalex-pp-cli continents get` — Retrieve a single continent by its Wikidata Q-ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli continents list` — Get a list of continents (7 total).

**countries** — Geographic countries for filtering research by location

- `openalex-pp-cli countries get-country` — Retrieve a single country by its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
- `openalex-pp-cli countries list` — Get a list of countries. Useful for filtering works by author affiliation country.

**domains** — Top-level categories in the topic hierarchy (4 total)

- `openalex-pp-cli domains get` — Retrieve a single domain by its ID (1-4).
- `openalex-pp-cli domains list` — Get a list of domains (top-level topic categories). There are only 4 domains: Life Sciences, Social Sciences,...

**fields** — Second-level categories in the topic hierarchy (26 total)

- `openalex-pp-cli fields get` — Retrieve a single field by its ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli fields list` — Get a list of fields (second-level topic categories). There are 26 fields spread across 4 domains.

**funders** — Organizations that fund research

- `openalex-pp-cli funders get` — Retrieve a single funder by OpenAlex ID or Crossref Funder ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli funders list` — Get a list of funders with optional filtering, searching, sorting, and pagination.

**institution-types** — Types of institutions (education, healthcare, company, etc.)

- `openalex-pp-cli institution-types` — Get a list of institution types (education, healthcare, company, etc.).

**institutions** — Universities, research organizations, and other affiliations

- `openalex-pp-cli institutions get` — Retrieve a single institution by OpenAlex ID or ROR.
- `openalex-pp-cli institutions list` — Get a list of institutions with optional filtering, searching, sorting, and pagination.

**keywords** — Short phrases identified from works' topics

- `openalex-pp-cli keywords get` — Retrieve a single keyword by OpenAlex ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli keywords list` — Get a list of keywords with optional filtering, searching, sorting, and pagination.

**languages** — Languages of scholarly works

- `openalex-pp-cli languages get` — Retrieve a single language by its ISO 639-1 code.
- `openalex-pp-cli languages list` — Get a list of languages used in scholarly works.

**licenses** — Open access licenses (CC BY, CC BY-SA, etc.)

- `openalex-pp-cli licenses` — Get a list of open access licenses (CC BY, CC BY-SA, etc.).

**publishers** — Companies and organizations that publish scholarly works

- `openalex-pp-cli publishers get` — Retrieve a single publisher by OpenAlex ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli publishers list` — Get a list of publishers with optional filtering, searching, sorting, and pagination.

**rate-limit** — Manage rate limit

- `openalex-pp-cli rate-limit` — Check your current rate limit status including usage and remaining allowance.

**sdgs** — UN Sustainable Development Goals (17 total)

- `openalex-pp-cli sdgs get` — Retrieve a single Sustainable Development Goal by its ID (1-17).
- `openalex-pp-cli sdgs list` — Get a list of UN Sustainable Development Goals. There are 17 SDGs.

**source-types** — Types of sources (journal, repository, conference, etc.)

- `openalex-pp-cli source-types` — Get a list of source types (journal, repository, conference, etc.).

**sources** — Journals, repositories, and other venues where works are hosted

- `openalex-pp-cli sources get` — Retrieve a single source by OpenAlex ID or ISSN.
- `openalex-pp-cli sources list` — Get a list of sources (journals, repositories, conferences) with optional filtering, searching, sorting, and pagination.

**subfields** — Third-level categories in the topic hierarchy (254 total)

- `openalex-pp-cli subfields get` — Retrieve a single subfield by its ID.
- `openalex-pp-cli subfields list` — Get a list of subfields (third-level topic categories). There are 254 subfields spread across 26 fields.

**text** — Manage text

- `openalex-pp-cli text` — **DEPRECATED:** This endpoint is deprecated and not recommended for new projects. It will not receive updates or...

**topics** — Research topics automatically assigned to works

- `openalex-pp-cli topics get` — Retrieve a single topic by OpenAlex ID