Search and retrieve researcher profiles, works, affiliations, funding, and peer review records from the ORCID registry via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add orcid -- npx -y @cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.orcid]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server"]
# codex mcp add orcid -- npx -y @cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"orcid": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http orcid https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.orcid]
url = "https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
# codex mcp add orcid --url https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"url": "https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"orcid": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"httpUrl": "https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"orcid": {
"url": "https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}