Rijksmuseum MCP Server
by r-huijts
- mcp_simple_pubmed
"""
Client for interacting with PubMed/Entrez API.
"""
import os
import time
import logging
import http.client
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
from typing import List, Dict, Optional, Any
from Bio import Entrez
# Configure logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger("pubmed-client")
class PubMedClient:
"""Client for interacting with PubMed/Entrez API."""
def __init__(self, email: str, tool: str, api_key: Optional[str] = None):
"""Initialize PubMed client with required credentials.
Args:
email: Valid email address for API access
tool: Unique identifier for the tool
api_key: Optional API key for higher rate limits
"""
self.email = email
self.tool = tool
self.api_key = api_key
# Configure Entrez
Entrez.email = email
Entrez.tool = tool
if api_key:
Entrez.api_key = api_key
async def search_articles(self, query: str, max_results: int = 10) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Search for articles matching the query.
Args:
query: Search query string
max_results: Maximum number of results to return
Returns:
List of article metadata dictionaries
"""
try:
logger.info(f"Searching PubMed with query: {query}")
results = []
# Step 1: Search for article IDs
handle = Entrez.esearch(db="pubmed", term=query, retmax=str(max_results))
if not handle:
logger.error("Got None handle from esearch")
return []
if isinstance(handle, http.client.HTTPResponse):
logger.info("Got valid HTTP response from esearch")
xml_content = handle.read()
handle.close()
# Parse XML to get IDs
root = ET.fromstring(xml_content)
id_list = root.findall('.//Id')
if not id_list:
logger.info("No results found")
return []
pmids = [id_elem.text for id_elem in id_list]
logger.info(f"Found {len(pmids)} articles")
# Step 2: Get details for each article
for pmid in pmids:
article = await self.get_article_details(pmid)
if article:
results.append(article)
return results
except Exception as e:
logger.exception(f"Error in search_articles: {str(e)}")
raise
async def get_article_details(self, pmid: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Get details for a specific article by PMID.
Args:
pmid: PubMed ID of the article
Returns:
Dictionary with article metadata or None if not found
"""
try:
logger.info(f"Fetching details for PMID {pmid}")
detail_handle = Entrez.efetch(db="pubmed", id=pmid, rettype="xml")
if detail_handle and isinstance(detail_handle, http.client.HTTPResponse):
article_xml = detail_handle.read()
detail_handle.close()
# Parse article details
article_root = ET.fromstring(article_xml)
# Get basic article data
article = {
"pmid": pmid,
"title": self._get_xml_text(article_root, './/ArticleTitle') or "No title",
"abstract": self._get_xml_text(article_root, './/Abstract/AbstractText') or "No abstract available",
"journal": self._get_xml_text(article_root, './/Journal/Title') or "",
"authors": []
}
# Get authors
author_list = article_root.findall('.//Author')
for author in author_list:
last_name = self._get_xml_text(author, 'LastName') or ""
fore_name = self._get_xml_text(author, 'ForeName') or ""
if last_name or fore_name:
article["authors"].append(f"{last_name} {fore_name}".strip())
# Get publication date
pub_date = article_root.find('.//PubDate')
if pub_date is not None:
year = self._get_xml_text(pub_date, 'Year')
month = self._get_xml_text(pub_date, 'Month')
day = self._get_xml_text(pub_date, 'Day')
article["publication_date"] = {
"year": year,
"month": month,
"day": day
}
# Get DOI if available
article_id_list = article_root.findall('.//ArticleId')
for article_id in article_id_list:
if article_id.get('IdType') == 'doi':
article["doi"] = article_id.text
break
return article
return None
except Exception as e:
logger.exception(f"Error getting article details for PMID {pmid}: {str(e)}")
return None
def _get_xml_text(self, elem: Optional[ET.Element], xpath: str) -> Optional[str]:
"""Helper method to safely get text from XML element."""
if elem is None:
return None
found = elem.find(xpath)
return found.text if found is not None else None