Resolve a list of DOIs or work IDs to full work metadata in one call. Useful for checking reference lists: validate that a set of citations are real, credible, and appropriately cited.
AI agents use batch_resolve_references to create or update resources in OpenAlex Research MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your OpenAlex Research MCP Server environment.
An AI agent can call batch_resolve_references faster than any human can review — one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in OpenAlex Research MCP Server by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsBulk/mass operation — affects multiple targets
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access batch_resolve_references gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and OpenAlex Research MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for batch_resolve_references:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"batch_resolve_references": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "batch_resolve_references_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}batch_resolve_references stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Resolve a list of DOIs or work IDs to full work metadata in one call. Useful for checking reference lists: validate that a set of citations are real, credible, and appropriately cited. It is categorised as a Write tool in the OpenAlex Research MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the OpenAlex Research MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for batch_resolve_references: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches OpenAlex Research MCP Server. Nothing to install.
batch_resolve_references is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the batch_resolve_references rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for batch_resolve_references. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
batch_resolve_references is provided by the OpenAlex Research MCP Server MCP server (oksure/openalex-research-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 31 OpenAlex Research MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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31 OpenAlex Research MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.