Valency Bond Connectors

Valency Bond connects AI assistants to Valency for research discovery and analysis. Each provider package connects to the hosted Valency Bond MCP server and includes seven guided workflows for researcher profiles, field landscapes, similar papers, publication trends, collaboration networks, reading lists, and fresh collaborators.

Authentication is handled through your agent's browser-based sign-in flow. The packages do not require a client secret, bearer token, or manually configured authorization header.

Install

VS Code

Install Valency from the Extensions view (search "Valency") or from the command line:

code --install-extension valencyio.valency

The extension registers the Valency Bond MCP server and all seven skills; there is nothing to configure. After installing, choose Sign in in the notification (or run Valency: Sign in from the Command Palette) and complete the browser sign-in when it opens. Requires VS Code 1.109 or later.

Claude Code

claude plugin marketplace add valency-oss/valency-connectors --scope user &&
  claude plugin install valency@valency-claude-plugin --scope user &&
  claude mcp login plugin:valency:valency

Restart Claude Code or run /reload-plugins after installation.

Codex

codex plugin marketplace add valency-oss/valency-connectors &&
  codex plugin add valency@valency &&
  codex mcp login valency

The plugin installation includes both the seven skills and the Valency Bond MCP connection. codex mcp login valency authorizes that bundled connection; users do not need to add a separate MCP server or install a separate Valency app.

Start a new Codex session after installation so its skills and MCP tools load.

ChatGPT

In ChatGPT desktop, add valency-oss/valency-connectors as a plugin marketplace, install Valency, and complete the browser-based authorization flow when prompted.

ChatGPT web cannot install directly from a repository marketplace. It requires Valency to be distributed through the ChatGPT plugin directory or a ChatGPT workspace.

GitHub Copilot CLI

copilot plugin marketplace add valency-oss/valency-connectors &&
  copilot plugin install valency@valency-copilot-plugin

Start Copilot CLI and run /mcp auth valency. Valency Bond is supported in Copilot CLI; Copilot coding agent and Copilot code review do not currently support its remote OAuth MCP server.

Antigravity CLI

agy plugin install https://github.com/valency-oss/valency-connectors

Open Antigravity's /mcp manager, select valency, and complete the browser authorization flow.

Grok Build

grok plugin marketplace add valency-oss/valency-connectors &&
  grok plugin install valency --trust

Start a new Grok session, open /mcps, select valency, and press i to authenticate. --trust allows Grok to activate the package's remote MCP server; the package does not contain a local executable or credentials.

Kiro

1. Open the Powers panel and choose Add Custom Power.
2. Select Import power from GitHub.
3. Enter https://github.com/valency-oss/valency-connectors and install the Power.
4. Activate Valency and complete Kiro's browser-based authorization flow.

Skills-only installation

To install the seven guided workflows without the Valency Bond MCP server:

npx skills@latest add valency-oss/valency-connectors

Toggle Valency Skills to select or clear all seven workflows, or choose individual skills. This does not configure or authenticate the MCP server.

More information

• Uninstall Valency Bond
• Development and validation
• Repository layout
• MIT license

Organization-wide contribution, trademark, and security policies are maintained in valency-oss/.github.