Welcome to MCP Bond

Account ready

You're in. Let's get Valency running in your AI.

Choose where you use your AI. Each platform has its own setup steps.

Claude

Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, and Claude Code.

Set up Claude →

ChatGPT

Any ChatGPT plan, including free.

Set up ChatGPT →

VS Code

One extension, nothing to configure.

Set up VS Code →

When your AI client's connector asks you to sign in, use the same account you claimed Valency with. That's the account Valency links you to. Your Claude, ChatGPT, or GitHub subscription is a separate account; the email on it may match this one or not. Either way, Valency doesn't use it.

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MCP Bond is Valency's Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It connects your AI assistant to today's science. Whatever your field, search, retrieve, and analyze over 500 million research papers through natural conversation, with the index updated daily.

Choose where to use Bond

ClaudeInstall once · use everywhere ChatGPTWeb · desktop · mobile Codex CLITerminal Antigravity CLITerminal

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Explore 36 research tools Search by meaning, filter by date, analyze trends, export results, and more.

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Need help?

Common questions about accounts, authentication, and supported platforms live in the FAQ; fixes for connection errors are in Troubleshooting. Still stuck? Join our Discord (opens in new tab), email support@valency.io, or report an issue.