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orcid for Gemini CLI

io.github.smaboundless/orcid

Search ORCID researcher profiles, retrieve works, and export citations

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Install orcid in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orcid": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "orcid-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ORCID_CLIENT_ID": "<ORCID_CLIENT_ID>",
        "ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET": "<ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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