mcp-simple-pubmed

search_pubmed

Search PubMed for medical and life sciences research articles.

You can use these search features:

  • Simple keyword search: "covid vaccine"
  • Field-specific search:
    • Title search: [Title]
    • Author search: [Author]
    • MeSH terms: [MeSH Terms]
    • Journal: [Journal]
  • Date ranges: Add year or date range like "2020:2024[Date - Publication]"
  • Combine terms with AND, OR, NOT
  • Use quotation marks for exact phrases

Examples:

  • "covid vaccine" - basic search
  • "breast cancer"[Title] AND "2023"[Date - Publication]
  • "Smith J"[Author] AND "diabetes"
  • "RNA"[MeSH Terms] AND "therapy"

The search will return:

  • Paper titles
  • Authors
  • Publication details
  • Abstract preview (when available)
  • Links to full text (when available)
  • DOI when available
  • Keywords and MeSH terms

Note: Use quotes around multi-word terms for best results.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
max_resultsNoMaximum number of results to return (default: 10)
queryYesSearch query to match against papers (e.g., 'covid vaccine', 'cancer treatment')

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "properties": { "max_results": { "default": 10, "description": "Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)", "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "type": "number" }, "query": { "description": "Search query to match against papers (e.g., 'covid vaccine', 'cancer treatment')", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "query" ], "type": "object" }

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