ROR API (Research Organization Registry) MCP Server with 3 Tools for Claude, Cursor, and AI Agents

Name: ROR API (Research Organization Registry)
Price: 29 USD
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Author: Vinkius

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Access the global registry of research organizations to search, identify, and retrieve detailed metadata for academic and research institutions. Vinkius routes your AI agents directly to ROR API (Research Organization Registry) through a governed connection. 3 tools ready to use with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any AI agent — no hosting, no setup, connect in 30 seconds.

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What is the ROR API MCP Server?

The ROR API MCP Server routes AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor directly to ROR API via 3 tools. Access the global registry of research organizations to search, identify, and retrieve detailed metadata for academic and research institutions. Powered by Vinkius — your credentials stay on your side of the connection, every request is auditable. Connect in under 2 minutes.

Built-in capabilities (3)

get_heartbeatget_organizationlist_organizations

Tools for your AI Agents to operate ROR API

Ask your AI agent "Search for research organizations in Brazil with the type 'education'." and get the answer without opening a single dashboard. With 3 tools connected to real ROR API data, your agents reason over live information, cross-reference it with other MCP servers, and deliver insights you would spend hours assembling manually.

Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Powered by Vinkius — your credentials never touch the AI model, every request is auditable. Connect in under two minutes.

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One subscription gives you the infrastructure to connect your AI agents to thousands of MCP servers — and deploy your own to the Vinkius Edge. Your credentials stay yours. Your data flows directly between your agent and the API. DLP blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade routing and governance, zero maintenance.

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Vinkius routes your AI agents to ROR API (Research Organization Registry) through a governed proxy. Beyond a simple connection, you get full visibility into every action your agents perform, with enterprise-grade security and up to 60% savings on AI costs.

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get

Get heartbeat on ROR API (Research Organization Registry)

Check if the ROR API is operational

get

Get organization on ROR API (Research Organization Registry)

Accepts full URL, domain+ID, or ID only. Retrieve a single ROR organization record

list

List organizations on ROR API (Research Organization Registry)

Use query, query_advanced, or affiliation for searching. Retrieve a list of ROR organizations or search via query

What the ROR API (Research Organization Registry) MCP Server unlocks

Connect to the Research Organization Registry (ROR), the community-led registry of open identifiers for research organizations worldwide. This MCP server allows your AI agent to interact with over 100,000 organization records to ensure data accuracy in scholarly communications.

What you can do

Search Organizations — Use keyword searches, advanced Elasticsearch syntax, or affiliation strings to find specific research entities via list_organizations.
Detailed Metadata — Fetch complete records including ROR IDs, website domains, location data, and external identifiers (GRID, ISNI, Crossref) using get_organization.
Affiliation Matching — Resolve unstructured affiliation strings from research papers to official ROR identifiers for better data cleaning.
System Health — Monitor the operational status of the ROR API via get_heartbeat checks.

How it works

1. Subscribe to this server
2. (Optional) Enter your ROR Client ID for identified traffic
3. Start querying research institutions directly from your AI assistant

Who is this for?

Data Scientists & Librarians — Automate the cleaning of institutional affiliation data and map internal IDs to global standards.
Academic Developers — Integrate institutional metadata into research management systems or repositories.
Policy Analysts — Aggregate research output data by accurately identifying parent and child organizations.

Frequently asked questions about the ROR API (Research Organization Registry) MCP Server

How can I find a ROR ID for a specific university name?

Use the list_organizations tool with the query parameter. For example, searching for 'University of Cambridge' will return the matching record and its unique ROR ID.

Can I retrieve external identifiers like GRID or ISNI for an organization?

Yes! When you use get_organization with a ROR ID, the response includes a crosswalk to other identifiers like GRID, ISNI, Crossref Funder ID, and Wikidata.

Is there a way to check if the ROR service is currently available?

You can use the get_heartbeat tool. It performs a simple check and returns an 'OK' status if the ROR API is operational.

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How it works

Infrastructure

Hosted, sandboxed, and live on AWS. You don't provision anything. You don't maintain anything. You connect.

Visibility

Every tool call, every token, every response. Logged and auditable. Data flows direct from ROR API (Research Organization Registry) to your agent. Nothing is stored on our side. Ever.

Control

Eight governance layers on every request. Sensitive data redacted before it reaches the model. Kill switch if anything goes sideways. Always on.