io.github.cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server
io-github-cyanheads-orcid-mcp-server declares 9 capabilities across 9 tools, with 1 critical issue.
Issues
9 of 9 tools declare no way for the customer to switch them off once granted. This applies to every tool because MCP has no field in which to declare a revocation mechanism; the product may provide one outside MCP that a manifest cannot show.
9 of 9 tools declare no expiry. This applies to every tool because MCP has no field in which to declare an expiry; the product may provide one outside MCP that a manifest cannot show.
9 of 9 tools declare no record of their actions that the customer can read. This applies to every tool because MCP has no field in which to declare an audit requirement; the product may provide one outside MCP that a manifest cannot show.
9 tools can read data and declare no limit.
Declared capabilities
| Tool | Read as | Basis |
|---|---|---|
orcid_get_profile | read |
declared |
orcid_search_researchers | read |
declared |
orcid_get_works | read |
declared |
orcid_get_work_detail | read |
declared |
orcid_get_affiliations | read |
declared |
orcid_get_funding | read |
declared |
orcid_get_peer_reviews | read |
declared |
orcid_get_research_resources | read |
declared |
orcid_resolve_researcher | read |
declared |
Record history
| Recorded | Exposure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | 16 | tools/list on https://orcid.caseyjhand.com/mcp, published in the official MCP registry as io.github.cyanheads/orcid-mcp-server 0.3.2 |
tools/list response and it will be re-scored and dated.
Corrections are published alongside the original, not in place of it.