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Search ORCID researcher profiles, retrieve works, and export citations
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Search ORCID researcher profiles, retrieve works, and export citations
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What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Environment variable: ORCID_CLIENT_ID
Environment variable: ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-smaboundless-orcid": {
"env": {
"ORCID_CLIENT_ID": "your-orcid-client-id-here",
"ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-orcid-client-secret-here"
},
"args": [
"orcid-mcp-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
ORCID MCP Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides tools for searching the ORCID registry, reading researcher profiles, retrieving publications, and exporting citations in RIS and BibTeX formats.
Built with FastMCP and the ORCID Public API v3.0.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
orcid_search | Search for researchers by name, affiliation, keyword, DOI, or advanced Solr query |
orcid_read_record | Read a researcher's full profile (bio, employment, education, keywords) |
orcid_read_works | Get publications from a researcher's ORCID record |
orcid_export_ris | Export retrieved works as RIS (for Zotero, EndNote, etc.) |
orcid_export_bibtex | Export retrieved works as BibTeX |
Setup
1. Get ORCID API credentials
Register for free public API credentials at ORCID Developer Tools.
2. Install
cd orcid-mcp-server
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Configure environment
Copy the example env file and add your credentials:
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your ORCID_CLIENT_ID and ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET
4. Add to Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid-mcp": {
"command": "/path/to/orcid-mcp-server/venv/bin/python",
"args": ["/path/to/orcid-mcp-server/server.py"],
"env": {
"ORCID_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
"ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret"
}
}
}
}
Or if using Claude Code CLI:
claude mcp add orcid-mcp \
/path/to/orcid-mcp-server/venv/bin/python \
/path/to/orcid-mcp-server/server.py \
-e ORCID_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id \
-e ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
Usage examples
Once connected, you can ask Claude things like:
- "Search ORCID for researchers at Northwestern University working on machine learning"
- "Look up the ORCID profile for 0000-0002-1825-0097"
- "Get the publications for this researcher and export them as RIS for Zotero"
License
MIT
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