pubmed_europepmc_search

MCP tool from Pubmed MCP Server by cyanheads

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

How to use it

Project documentation lists pubmed_europepmc_search for the Pubmed MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

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Other tools in Pubmed MCP Server (11)

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_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