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ORCID MCP Connector for Claude

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Access and manage ORCID researcher records — search the registry, fetch biographical data, and manage works or affiliations directly.

13 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to the ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) registry to identify and connect researchers with their professional activities across disciplines and borders.

What you can do

  • Record Retrieval — Fetch full summary views or specific biographical sections of any researcher using their 16-digit ORCID iD.
  • Activity Tracking — Query summaries of all activities including works, funding, and institutional affiliations.
  • Registry Search — Search the global ORCID database using Solr syntax to find researchers by name, email, or keywords.
  • Item Management — Deep dive into specific works or funding items using unique put-codes to retrieve full metadata.
  • Member API Features — For authorized users, create, update, or delete items within sections to keep researcher profiles synchronized.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your ORCID Access Token (Public or Member API)
  3. Start querying academic records from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Academic Researchers — quickly verify profile data and manage your own publication list without manual entry
  • University Administrators — automate the retrieval of faculty activities and affiliations for reporting
  • Data Scientists — search and analyze researcher metadata for bibliometric studies and mapping scientific networks
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13 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_summary

Requires Member API access. Get validated and self-asserted summary (Member API only)

delete_item

Requires Member API access. Delete an item from a section (Member API only)

register_webhook

Requires Premium Member API. Register a webhook callback URL for an ORCID record (Premium only)

search

Supports fields like given-names, family-name, email, orcid, etc. Search the ORCID registry using Solr 3.6 syntax

csv_search

Search the ORCID registry and return CSV format

create_item

Requires Member API access and appropriate scopes. Add a new item to a section (Member API only)

expanded_search

Search the ORCID registry and return expanded metadata

get_activities

Get summary of all activities for an ORCID record

get_item

Get a specific item from a section using its put-code

get_person

Get biographical section of an ORCID record

get_record

Get summary view of the full ORCID record

get_section

Get summary of a specific section

update_item

Requires Member API access. Update an existing item in a section (Member API only)

See how to talk to your AI agent using ORCID.

Search the ORCID registry for researchers with the family name 'Einstein'.

I've searched the registry. I found several records, including 'Albert Einstein' (ORCID: 0000-0001-XXXX-XXXX). Would you like me to fetch the full record summary for this iD?

Get the biographical details for ORCID iD 0000-0002-1825-0097.

Fetching biographical data using `get_person`... The record belongs to Josiah Carberry. It includes verified names, associated email addresses, and a list of other identifiers like Scopus Author ID.

List all the works associated with ORCID 0000-0002-1825-0097.

I've retrieved the 'works' section. There are 12 items listed. Notable titles include 'Toward a Unified Theory of High-Energy Metrology'. Would you like the full details for any specific work?

Yes! Use the `search` tool with Solr syntax (e.g., `family-name:Smith` or `email:user@example.com`) to find matching records in the ORCID registry.

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