Don't build it alone: what exists, who won, what nobody has, a merge plan, and who else works on it.
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claude mcp add whoelse -e GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN> -e WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY=<WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY> -e WHOELSE_MAILTO=<WHOELSE_MAILTO> -- uvx whoelse==0.1.0{
"mcpServers": {
"whoelse": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"whoelse==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY": "<WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY>",
"WHOELSE_MAILTO": "<WHOELSE_MAILTO>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"whoelse": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"whoelse==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY": "<WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY>",
"WHOELSE_MAILTO": "<WHOELSE_MAILTO>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"whoelse": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"whoelse==0.1.0"
],
"env": {
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY": "<WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY>",
"WHOELSE_MAILTO": "<WHOELSE_MAILTO>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
GITHUB_TOKENOptional, secret | Optional. Raises GitHub search limits; public_repo scope needed for publish_request, start_joint_work and the watcher. |
WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEYOptional, secret | Optional. Free OpenAlex API key; without it you share a small per-IP daily budget. |
WHOELSE_MAILTOOptional | Optional. Your email for OpenAlex's polite pool; sent nowhere else. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| First published | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.beskvladimir-create/whoelse |
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