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orcid for Zed

io.github.smaboundless/orcid

Search ORCID researcher profiles, retrieve works, and export citations

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install orcid in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

orcid in other clients

orcid MCP server