Scripts

sync_orcid_publications.py

Syncs publications from ORCID to the site’s _publications/ folder.

• What it does: Calls the ORCID Public API for the configured ORCID ID, fetches works, and adds any that aren’t already in _publications/ (matched by DOI or slug). New entries are written as Jekyll markdown files with front matter.
• ORCID used: Mark Willcox’s ORCID (0000-0003-3842-7563) is the default. Override with the ORCID_ID environment variable.
• When it runs: A GitHub Action runs this script on a schedule (1st of each month) and on manual trigger. See .github/workflows/sync-orcid-publications.yml.
• Run locally: From the repo root, python3 scripts/sync_orcid_publications.py. Uses GITHUB_WORKSPACE or current directory as repo root.

Requirements: Python 3, no extra packages (uses only stdlib).