PubMed MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCBI_EMAIL | No | Your email address, used to identify your requests to NCBI services. | |
| NCBI_API_KEY | No | Optional NCBI API key for higher rate limits (10 req/s vs 3 req/s). |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
| resources | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_articlesB | Search PubMed for articles by keywords, authors, journals, dates, or MeSH terms. Returns PMIDs and basic metadata. |
| advanced_searchC | Perform advanced search with field-specific queries and boolean operators |
| search_by_authorB | Find articles by specific author(s) |
| search_by_journalA | Search articles within specific journal(s) |
| search_by_mesh_termsC | Search using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms |
| get_trending_articlesA | Get recently published or trending articles in a specific field |
| get_article_detailsA | Get comprehensive metadata and abstract for a specific article by PMID |
| get_abstractB | Retrieve article abstract by PMID |
| get_full_textB | Retrieve full text from PubMed Central (PMC) when available |
| batch_article_lookupB | Retrieve multiple articles efficiently (up to 200 PMIDs) |
| get_cited_byA | Find articles that cite a specific PMID |
| get_referencesC | Get reference list for an article |
| get_similar_articlesB | Find related articles based on content similarity |
| export_citationA | Export citation in various formats (APA, MLA, Chicago, BibTeX, RIS) |
| validate_pmidB | Validate PubMed ID format and check if article exists |
| convert_identifiersB | Convert between PMID, DOI, and PMC ID |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| PubMed Article | Article metadata and abstract for a specific PMID |
| PMC Full Text | Full text article from PubMed Central |
| PubMed Search | Search results for a query |
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