How do I connect Pubmed MCP Server to Claude?

The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.

Is Pubmed MCP Server free?

The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Pubmed MCP Server do?

Pubmed MCP Server documents 12 tools to the agent, including abstractSnippet, pubmed_convert_ids, pubmed_europepmc_fetch. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Pubmed MCP Server

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Search PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

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ai-agentsai-toolsbioinformaticsbiomedicalcitationscyanheadse-utilitieseurope-pmcfull-textmcpmcp-servermeshmodel-context-protocolncbiopen-accesspubmedpubmed-apitypescriptunpaywall

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Documented tools (12)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

abstractSnippet

is capped at 400 characters to keep a page bounded; abstractTruncated says whether it was cut, and pubmedeuropepmcfetch returns the whole abstract for the records worth reading in full

pubmed_convert_ids

Convert between DOI, PMID, and PMCID using the PMC ID Converter API

pubmed_europepmc_fetch

Fetch complete Europe PMC records — including the untruncated abstract — by source + epmcId, the only identifier many preprint, patent, and Agricola records carry

pubmed_europepmc_search

Search Europe PMC for preprints, patents, Agricola, and EPMC-only OA records that don't surface in PubMed. Cursor-based pagination.

pubmed_fetch_articles

Fetch full article metadata by PMIDs — abstract, authors, journal, MeSH terms, grants

pubmed_fetch_fulltext

Fetch full-text articles via a chain: NCBI PMC EFetch → Europe PMC fullTextXML → Unpaywall. Accepts PMIDs, PMCIDs, or DOIs.

pubmed_find_related

Find similar articles, citing articles, or references for a given PMID

pubmed_format_citations

Generate formatted citations in APA 7th, MLA 9th, BibTeX, RIS, or Vancouver (ICMJE/NLM)

pubmed_lookup_citation

Resolve partial bibliographic references to PubMed IDs via ECitMatch

pubmed_lookup_mesh

Search and explore MeSH vocabulary — tree numbers, scope notes, entry terms

pubmed_search_articles

Search PubMed with full query syntax, field-specific filters, date ranges, pagination, and optional brief summaries

pubmed_spell_check

Spell-check biomedical queries using NCBI's ESpell service

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Questions about Pubmed MCP Server

How do I connect Pubmed MCP Server to Claude?: The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.
Is Pubmed MCP Server free?: The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Pubmed MCP Server do?: Pubmed MCP Server documents 12 tools to the agent, including abstractSnippet, pubmed_convert_ids, pubmed_europepmc_fetch. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.