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PubMed MCP Server

by chrismannina

Server Configuration

Describes the environment variables required to run the server.

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
CACHE_TTLNoCache time-to-live in seconds300
LOG_LEVELNoLogging levelinfo
RATE_LIMITNoAPI rate limit3.0
PUBMED_EMAILYesYour email address (required by NCBI)
CACHE_MAX_SIZENoMaximum cache size1000
PUBMED_API_KEYNoYour NCBI API key for higher rate limits

Schema

Prompts

Interactive templates invoked by user choice

NameDescription

No prompts

Resources

Contextual data attached and managed by the client

NameDescription

No resources

Tools

Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions

NameDescription
search_pubmed

Search PubMed for articles with advanced filtering options

get_article_details

Get detailed information for specific articles by PMID

search_by_author

Search for articles by a specific author

find_related_articles

Find articles related to a specific PMID

export_citations

Export article citations in various formats

search_mesh_terms

Search and explore MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms

search_by_journal

Search articles from a specific journal

get_trending_topics

Get trending medical topics and research areas

analyze_research_trends

Analyze publication trends for a research topic over time

compare_articles

Compare multiple articles side by side

get_journal_metrics

Get metrics and information about a specific journal

advanced_search

Perform complex PubMed searches with multiple criteria

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