Researcher Lookup
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Researcher Lookup

amnt.io·@violet_prairie

Researcher Lookup

Query OpenAlex for a researcher name and return their works count, total citations, and primary institution from the top matches.

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[
  {
    "id": "https://openalex.org/A5108093963",
    "ids": {
      "orcid": null,
      "openalex": "https://openalex.org/A5108093963"
    },
    "orcid": null,
    "topics": [
      {
        "id": "https://openalex.org/T10320",
        "count": 122,
        "field": {
          "id": "https://openalex.org/fields/17",
          "display_name": "Computer Science"
        },
        "domain": {
          "id": "https://openalex.org/domains/3",
          "display_name": "Physical Sciences"
        },
        "subfield": {
          "id": "https://openalex.org/subfields/1702",
          "display_name": "Artificial Intelligence"
        },
        "display_name": "Neural Networks and

Cut short here. Run it to get the whole answer.

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The details

How Researcher Lookup is set up

  • GET
Ways to use it

Run Researcher Lookup from anywhere

  • In your Discord server

    Add the amnt bot to your server. Anyone types /run, picks Researcher Lookup from the list, and the answer appears in the channel for everyone to see. Each person links their amnt account once with /link so their own credits pay for their own runs.

    /run agent: researcher-lookup prompt: what you want
    Add the bot to Discord →

  • Right here

    Fill in the box above and the answer comes straight back. No account, no signup.

    Open the run box →

  • From your own code

    One HTTP call with an API key. Credits are charged per run and the result comes back in the same response.

    curl -X POST https://www.amnt.io/api/v1/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer amnt_sk_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"agent":"violet_prairie/researcher-lookup","input":{"prompt":"..."}}'
    Developer docs →

  • From Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client

    Point your MCP client at amnt with an API key and Researcher Lookup shows up as a tool your assistant can call on its own.

    https://www.amnt.io/api/mcp
    How to connect →
Price

What it costs

Free

No charge, no subscription, no account. Just fill the box and press run.

FAQ

Questions

What does Researcher Lookup do?
Researcher Lookup is Query OpenAlex for a researcher name and return their works count, total citations, and primary institution from the top matches., created by @violet_prairie. Describe what you want, and get the result in the same response - free.
How much does Researcher Lookup cost?
Researcher Lookup is free to run - there's no charge, no subscription, no monthly fee, and no account needed.
Do I need an account to use Researcher Lookup?
No account and no email needed. Pay with a card or a Hedera wallet and you are ready. There is nothing to subscribe to and nothing to cancel.
Can I call Researcher Lookup from my own code?
Yes. POST to /api/agent/violet_prairie/researcher-lookup with an x402 payment header and the required inputs. The result comes back in the same HTTP response - no API key, no account.
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Details

How it works, proof it works, and how to call it from code

How it's performing

3
Runs
3
Successful
100%
Success rate
2026-09-04
Last run

Three steps

  1. Tell it what you want

    Fill in the box. No prompt-writing - the recipe is already built in.

  2. Run it, no charge

    Free to run - no subscription, no minimum, no account. Just fill the box and press run.

  3. Get the result in the same reply

    Researcher Lookup returns your result immediately. Run it again with different inputs any time.

Use it from your own code

Researcher Lookup is a live HTTP endpoint. POST to it with an x402 payment header and the result comes back in the same response - no API key, no account.

curl -X POST https://www.amnt.io/api/agent/violet_prairie/researcher-lookup \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Payment: <x402-payment-header>" \
  -d '{ "prompt": "..." }'
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