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Query ORCID public records, publications, employment, and education using natural language.
This MCP tool appears to query public ORCID records; no credentials or remote endpoints are declared, and it is open-source under MIT, which improves auditability. The main concerns are the inherent local code-execution nature of MCP tools and supply-chain uncertainty due to low community adoption and unknown maintenance, resulting in an overall low-to-moderate risk profile.
The materials explicitly state that no keys or environment variables are required, and there is no indication of API tokens, account passwords, or other sensitive credentials, so credential exposure and abuse risk appears low.
The stated function is to query public ORCID records, which typically implies outbound requests to ORCID or related public data services; although no specific host is declared and no unrelated third-party endpoint is shown, user queries may still be sent externally and should be treated as normal egress with caution.
The system flags indicate that this tool executes code; as an MCP tool, this means it runs a local process or script. No abnormal system privileges or execution capabilities clearly beyond its stated purpose are evident, so this remains a standard caution-level concern.
The materials only state that it queries public ORCID records and do not indicate any need to read or write local files, databases, browser data, or other sensitive resources, nor do they show requests for excessive data access.
Positive factors include a public GitHub repository and an MIT license, making the source auditable; however, it comes from a third-party registry, has 0 stars, and an unknown maintenance status, indicating only moderate trust and unclear long-term upkeep, so dependency and update risks warrant caution.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
No copy-paste install info for "mcp-orcid" yet — see the docs or source repo.
Look up a researcher's public ORCID record and summarize their profile, affiliations, and research areas.
A summary of the scholar's public ORCID profile, including basic info, affiliations, and research areas.
Extract this researcher's publications and other works from ORCID, sort them by year, and list titles and publication details.
A chronological list of works that can be used for CVs, grant applications, or academic background research.
Search ORCID for researchers working on AI ethics and list relevant scholars with their institutional affiliations.
A list of researchers matching the topic, along with affiliations and other public details.
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