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ORCID MCP Server

Bring Researcher Id
to Claude Desktop

Name: ORCID MCP Server
Price: 29 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (1 reviews)
Author: Vinkius

Learn how to connect ORCID to Claude Desktop and start using 13 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.

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Create ItemCsv SearchDelete ItemExpanded SearchGet ActivitiesGet ItemGet PersonGet RecordGet SectionGet SummaryRegister WebhookSearchUpdate Item

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What is the ORCID MCP Server?

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

Subscribe to this server
Enter your ORCID Access Token (Public or Member API)
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

Built-in capabilities (13)

create_item

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

csv_search

Search the ORCID registry and return CSV format

delete_item

Requires Member API access. Delete an item from 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

get_summary

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

register_webhook

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

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

update_item

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

Why Claude Desktop?

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect ORCID to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 13 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

See it in action

ORCID in Claude Desktop

AI Agent→Vinkius

High Security·Kill Switch·Plug and Play

Why Vinkius

ORCID and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.

Teams that connect ORCID to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.

4,000+MCP Servers ready

<40msCold start

60%Token savings

	Raw MCP	Vinkius
Server catalog	Find and host yourself	4,000+ managed
Infrastructure	Self-hosted	Sandboxed V8 isolates
Credential handling	Plaintext in config	Vault + runtime injection
Data loss prevention	None	Configurable DLP policies
Kill switch	None	Global instant shutdown
Financial circuit breakers	None	Per-server limits + alerts
Audit trail	None	Ed25519 signed logs
SIEM log streaming	None	Splunk, Datadog, Webhook
Honeytokens	None	Canary alerts on leak
Custom domains	Not applicable	DNS challenge verified
GDPR compliance	Manual effort	Automated purge + export

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Enterprise Security

Why teams choose Vinkius for ORCID in Claude Desktop

The ORCID MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 13 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.

Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

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60%Token savings

High SecurityEnterprise-grade

IAMAccess control

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DLPData protection

V8 IsolateSandboxed

Ed25519Audit chain

<40msKill switch

Stream every event to Splunk, Datadog, or your own webhook in real-time

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure

The Vinkius Advantage

How Vinkius secures
ORCID for Claude Desktop

Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the ORCID MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.

< 40msCold start

Ed25519Signed audit chain

60%Token savings

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I search for researchers by their name or email address?

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.

How do I retrieve the full details of a specific publication?

First, use get_section with the section 'works' to find the item's put_code. Then, use the get_item tool with that code to fetch the complete metadata for that specific work.

Do I need a Member API account to add or update records?

Yes. While reading public data works with the Public API, tools like create_item, update_item, and delete_item require Member API access and the useMemberApi configuration set to true.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

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