Digital Science launched Altmetric MCP, a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI agents to Altmetric’s research attention tracking data.
The Altmetric MCP brings real-world engagement data across news media, social media, policy documents, clinical guidelines, patents, and blogs into AI workflows. For medical affairs teams, researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers, this opens up AI-assisted analytics across the full societal reach of research – something citation counts alone can’t capture.
Existing Altmetric API customers can connect immediately, with no additional license required. By connecting AI agents to live Altmetric attention data through the MCP standard—compatible with Claude, ChatGPT, VS Code, Cursor, and every major AI platform—teams can automate research impact reporting and uncover real-world engagement evidence without leaving the workflows they already use, and without custom integration work.
The Altmetric MCP gives AI agents the ability to:
- Surface Altmetric attention scores, engagement breakdowns, and sentiment across any publication, based on unique identifiers
- Track which news outlets, policy bodies, and online platforms are discussing research outputs relevant to specific focus areas
- Aggregate engagement data across entire publication portfolios for funder impact reporting and communications strategy
- Identify which outputs are gaining traction in policy or press – and act on that intelligence before the moment passes
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The full press release is here.