ROR API (Research Organization Registry) Connector for AI agents.
3 live capabilities
Access global academic institution records for research data.
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Why people use ROR API (Research Organization Registry)
ROR API for Academic Data Cleaning
With the ROR API MCP, your agent does the digging. You just give it a name or a messy affiliation string, and it returns the standardized record. You get a clean, verified dataset instead of a spreadsheet full of human errors.
What Vinkius changes
You get a direct line to global academic data without the manual search.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
One account · 5,900+ Connectors
- Real-world use case 01
Cleaning journal data
A librarian asks the agent to find ROR IDs for 500 universities in a spreadsheet to standardize a publication list.
- Real-world use case 02
Building a repository
A developer wants to pull website domains and locations for every university in Europe to populate a new research database.
- Real-world use case 03
Mapping parent orgs
A policy analyst needs to group smaller labs under their parent research institutions to analyze funding distribution.
Complete set · 3capabilities
The complete ROR API (Research Organization Registry) capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with ROR API (Research Organization Registry).
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3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 3 available through ROR API (Research Organization Registry).
- 01 Capability
List organizations
Search for research entities using keywords or advanced filters. This helps you find specific groups of institutions by country or type.
- 02 Capability
Get heartbeat
Check if the ROR API is currently online. This lets you know the registry is reachable before you start a big data pull.
- 03 Capability
Get organization
Fetch a complete record for a specific institution using its ID, domain, or URL. It pulls everything from location data to external identifiers.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask ROR API (Research Organization Registry) to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use ROR API (Research Organization Registry) from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qUJpWiFMw4aZtzyRjlaTiSeQqwA7ypQJ4eY83FWk/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it ROR API (Research Organization Registry), and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable ROR API (Research Organization Registry) for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qUJpWiFMw4aZtzyRjlaTiSeQqwA7ypQJ4eY83FWk/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the ROR API (Research Organization Registry) URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable ROR API (Research Organization Registry) in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"ror-api-research-organization-registry": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qUJpWiFMw4aZtzyRjlaTiSeQqwA7ypQJ4eY83FWk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using ROR API (Research Organization Registry)
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using ROR API (Research Organization Registry), help me...". 3 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"ror-api-research-organization-registry": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qUJpWiFMw4aZtzyRjlaTiSeQqwA7ypQJ4eY83FWk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using ROR API (Research Organization Registry)
Ask Copilot: "Using ROR API (Research Organization Registry), help me...". 3 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"ror-api-research-organization-registry": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qUJpWiFMw4aZtzyRjlaTiSeQqwA7ypQJ4eY83FWk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using ROR API (Research Organization Registry)
Open Cascade and ask: "Using ROR API (Research Organization Registry), help me...". 3 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"ror-api-research-organization-registry": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qUJpWiFMw4aZtzyRjlaTiSeQqwA7ypQJ4eY83FWk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using ROR API (Research Organization Registry)
Ask Cline: "Using ROR API (Research Organization Registry), help me...". 3 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add ror-api-research-organization-registry --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_qUJpWiFMw4aZtzyRjlaTiSeQqwA7ypQJ4eY83FWk/mcp"- Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using ROR API (Research Organization Registry)
Ask Claude: "Using ROR API (Research Organization Registry), show me...". 3 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work ROR API can move forward.
Data scientists and librarians who are tired of cleaning up messy institutional data. It's for the people who need to map hundreds of research papers to official global standards without doing it by hand.
Data Librarian
Cleans up messy affiliation strings from journals and maps them to a global registry.
Academic Developer
Builds a research repository with verified IDs and official website links.
Policy Analyst
Groups research outputs by identifying parent and child research organizations.
Build the capability set
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ORCID
Access and manage ORCID researcher records. search the registry, fetch biographical data, and manage works or affiliations directly.
DataCite REST
Manage and query DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers) via DataCite. retrieve metadata, list activities, and manage research records directly from your AI agent.
Stanford OpenAlex
Explore the global research landscape with open access to scholarly works, authors, institutions, and citation graphs.
NIH RePORTER (Research Funding)
Access the NIH RePORTER database to search for research projects, funding details, and associated publications.
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Before you connect
Questions about ROR API.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
What is the ROR API MCP?
It's a way to give your AI agent direct access to the Research Organization Registry. It allows the agent to look up official details for over 100,000 research institutions worldwide.
How can I use the ROR API MCP to find a university?
You can ask your agent to search for a specific school by name or location. The agent will look through the global registry and provide the official name, ROR ID, and other key details.
Can the ROR API MCP find international research centers?
Yes, it covers research organizations globally. You can search for centers in specific countries or by research type to find the right institution.
How does the ROR API MCP help with data cleaning?
It helps you turn messy, inconsistent affiliation strings from papers into standardized identifiers. This makes it much easier to organize and categorize large sets of academic data.
Can I use the ROR API MCP to get website domains?
Yes, when your agent pulls an organization's record, it includes the official website domain along with other metadata like its location.
Does the ROR API MCP support large batches?
You can use it to query institutions one by one or search for groups of them. It's designed to handle large-scale data identification for research projects.
How do I connect the ROR API MCP to my agent?
You can connect it through the Vinkius catalog. Once connected, you just talk to your agent normally to start pulling institutional data.
How can I find a ROR ID for a specific university name?
Use the list_organizations capability 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 capability. It performs a simple check and returns an 'OK' status if the ROR API is operational.
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