mcp-pubmed

mcp-pubmed

An MCP server that provides access to PubMed and NCBI's biomedical literature database for searching articles, retrieving metadata, and tracking citations. It enables users to explore related research, browse MeSH vocabulary, and find free full-text links.

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mcp-pubmed

Search PubMed for biomedical literature, abstracts, and citations via the NCBI E-utilities API.

Free API — No API key required.

Tools

Tool Description
search_articles Search PubMed for biomedical articles. Supports full PubMed query syntax including field tags ([Title], [Author], [MeSH]), boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), and date ranges.
get_article Get full metadata for a specific PubMed article by PMID, including title, abstract, authors, journal, publication date, DOI, and MeSH terms.
get_citations Get articles that cite a given PubMed article (PMID). Useful for forward citation tracking.
get_related Get related articles for a given PubMed article (PMID), ranked by relevance using NCBI's algorithm.
search_mesh Search the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) vocabulary. Useful for finding standardized biomedical terms, tree numbers, and scope notes.
get_full_text_links Get links to free full text versions of an article (e.g., PubMed Central). Returns PMC links and publisher free-access URLs.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/PetrefiedThunder/mcp-pubmed.git
cd mcp-pubmed
npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-pubmed/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Usage with npx

npx mcp-pubmed

License

MIT

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