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Openalex Local

Category: Security  ·  Sub-category: web-security  ·  Last updated:
Offline, zero-API-key search over the full OpenAlex academic corpus — 284M+ works, abstracts, authors, DOIs in a local SQLite + FTS5 index. Public API — search (full-text), get / get_many (by OpenAlex ID or DOI), exists, count, info, enrich_ids (batch metadata upgrade), configure / get_mode (local vs remote), save (export to JSON/BibTeX/text), plus `jobs`, `aio` (async), and `cache` submodules. Drop-in replacement for `pyalex.Works().search(...)`, the OpenAlex HTTP API (`https://api.openalex.org/works?search=...`), `requests.get` on DOI resolvers, and `bibtexparser` fetch helpers — but works offline, has no rate limits, and returns in milliseconds instead of seconds. Use whenever the user asks to "search papers", "find literature on X", "look up a DOI", "get metadata for this paper", "enrich these OpenAlex IDs", "batch-resolve DOIs to BibTeX", "search by title/abstract/author", "export citations as .bib", or mentions OpenAlex, FTS5 search on papers, local academic database, or wants to avoid hitting the OpenAlex HTTP API.
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What this skill does

Openalex Local is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the web-security sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/openalex-local/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use whenever the user asks to "search papers", "find literature on X", "look up a DOI", "get metadata for this paper", "enrich these OpenAlex IDs", "batch-resolve DOIs to BibTeX", "search by title/abstract/author", "export citations as .bib", or mentions OpenAlex, FTS5 search on papers, local academic database, or wants to avoid hitting the OpenAlex HTTP API.

Who uses this skill

The Openalex Local Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 153,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/openalex-local
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/openalex-local/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/openalex-local/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/openalex-local/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/openalex-local/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\openalex-local\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Openalex Local Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/openalex-local/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Openalex Local skill do?
Offline, zero-API-key search over the full OpenAlex academic corpus — 284M+ works, abstracts, authors, DOIs in a local SQLite + FTS5 index. Public API — search (full-text), get / get_many (by OpenAlex ID or DOI), exists, count, info, enrich_ids (batch metadata upgrade), configure / get_mode (local vs remote), save (export to JSON/BibTeX/text), plus `jobs`, `aio` (async), and `cache` submodules. Drop-in replacement for `pyalex.Works().search(...)`, the OpenAlex HTTP API (`https://api.openalex.org/works?search=...`), `requests.get` on DOI resolvers, and `bibtexparser` fetch helpers — but works offline, has no rate limits, and returns in milliseconds instead of seconds. Use whenever the user asks to "search papers", "find literature on X", "look up a DOI", "get metadata for this paper", "enrich these OpenAlex IDs", "batch-resolve DOIs to BibTeX", "search by title/abstract/author", "export citations as .bib", or mentions OpenAlex, FTS5 search on papers, local academic database, or wants to avoid hitting the OpenAlex HTTP API.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Openalex Local skill?
Use Openalex Local when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the web security area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Openalex Local" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Openalex Local skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Openalex Local is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA
ClaudSkills. (2026). Openalex Local [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/openalex-local/
BibTeX
@misc{openalex-local-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Openalex Local [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/openalex-local/}
}

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