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ORCID (Researcher IDs)

ORCID (Researcher IDs) MCP Connector for Claude

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Connect to the ORCID registry to search for researchers, fetch biographical data, and manage research activities like works and funding.

14 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect the ORCID registry to your AI agent to seamlessly navigate the global ecosystem of researcher identifiers and scholarly records.

What you can do

  • Registry Search — Perform standard or expanded Solr searches to find researchers by name, institution, or keywords using search and expanded_search.
  • Profile Summaries — Retrieve complete researcher records, including biographical details and activity summaries, via get_record and get_activities.
  • Works & Funding — Inspect specific research outputs and funding history using get_works or drill down into specific items with get_section_item.
  • Trust Markers — Access validated trust markers for records using get_summary (requires Member API).
  • Record Management — Add or update items in an ORCID record directly through the agent using add_item and update_item (requires Member API).

How it works

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

Who is this for?

  • Academic Researchers — quickly find collaborators and verify publication records without manual searching
  • Librarians & Data Managers — automate the retrieval of institutional research outputs and metadata
  • Grant Officers — verify researcher credentials and funding history directly within your workflow
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14 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

expanded_search

Search the ORCID registry (Expanded)

get_works

Get summary of research works for an ORCID record

get_activities

Get summary of all activities for an ORCID record

get_person

Get biographical section of an ORCID record

get_record

Get full summary of an ORCID record

get_summary

Requires Member API access token. Get validated trust markers (Member API only)

register_webhook

Requires /webhook scope. Register a webhook for an ORCID record (Premium Member API only)

search

Search the ORCID registry (Standard)

add_item

Requires Member API access token with /activities/update or /person/update scope. Add a new item to an ORCID record (Member API only)

csv_search

Search the ORCID registry and return CSV data

delete_item

Requires Member API access token. Delete an item from an ORCID record (Member API only)

get_section_item

Get full details for a specific item in an ORCID record

unregister_webhook

Unregister a webhook for an ORCID record (Premium Member API only)

update_item

Requires Member API access token. Update an existing item in an ORCID record (Member API only)

See how to talk to your AI agent using ORCID (Researcher IDs).

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

I've searched the registry. I found several records for 'Einstein'. The most prominent is Albert Einstein (ORCID: 0000-0001-5109-3700). Would you like to see his full record summary?

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

Retrieving biographical data... For ORCID 0000-0002-1825-0097, the researcher is Josiah Carberry. He is affiliated with Brown University and his research focuses on psychoceramics. Would you like to see his list of works?

List all research works for ORCID 0000-0003-1415-9265.

Fetching works summary... I found 12 research works for this ORCID iD. Notable titles include 'Advanced Quantum Computing' and 'Neural Network Optimization'. Would you like the full details for any of these using their put-code?

Yes! Use the `expanded_search` tool with a Solr query like `affiliation-name:"University of Oxford"` to find researchers associated with specific organizations along with their profile details.

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