# Welcome to MCP Bond

> MCP Bond documentation - connect AI assistants to scientific research.

**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.

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## Choose where to use Bond

- [Claude](https://docs.valency.io/guides/claude.md) — Install once · use everywhere
- [ChatGPT](https://docs.valency.io/guides/chatgpt.md) — Web · desktop · mobile
- [Codex CLI](https://docs.valency.io/guides/chatgpt/codex-cli.md) — Terminal
- [Antigravity CLI](https://docs.valency.io/guides/google/antigravity-cli.md) — Terminal
- [VS Code](https://docs.valency.io/guides/microsoft/vscode.md) — Valency extension
- [GitHub Copilot CLI](https://docs.valency.io/guides/microsoft/copilot-cli.md) — Terminal
- [Grok](https://docs.valency.io/guides/xai.md) — Install once · use everywhere
- [Kiro IDE](https://docs.valency.io/guides/aws/kiro.md) — One-click MCP setup
- [Direct API](https://docs.valency.io/guides/api.md) — Build with Valency directly
- [Not listed?](https://docs.valency.io/guides/other/mcp-client.md) — Generic MCP setup guide

- [Explore 36 research tools](https://docs.valency.io/reference/endpoints.md) — Search by meaning, filter by date, analyze trends, export results, and more.

## See it in action

  [Watch the MCP Bond overview video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/j_raQduU89E)

## Need help?

Common questions about accounts, authentication, and supported platforms live in the [FAQ](https://docs.valency.io/help/faq.md); fixes for connection errors are in [Troubleshooting](https://docs.valency.io/help/troubleshooting.md). Still stuck? [Join our Discord](https://discord.gg/xQBSbuAXEb), email **support@valency.io**, or [report an issue](https://docs.valency.io/help/reporting-issues.md).