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# PubMed MCP

A MCP server that allows to search and fetch articles from PubMed.

PubMed is a database of over 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

This MCP server relies on the [pubmedclient](https://github.com/grll/pubmedclient) Python package to perform the search and fetch operations.

## Credits

This project is maintained by **bachstudio**.

Original project: This is based on the [pubmedmcp](https://github.com/grll/pubmedmcp) project originally developed by [grll](https://github.com/grll).

## Usage

Add the following to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "pubmedmcp": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": ["bachstudio-pubmedmcp@latest"],
            "env": {
                "UV_PRERELEASE": "allow",
                "UV_PYTHON": "3.12"
            }
        }
    }
}
```

Make sure uv is installed on your system and 'uvx' is available in your PATH (claude PATH sometimes is not the same as your system PATH).
You can add a PATH key in your `claude_desktop_config.json` file to make sure uv is available in claude PATH.

TDQS

A3.6/5.0

Scored across 1 tool

Disambiguation5/5

With only one tool, there is no possibility of confusion between tools. The single tool is inherently distinct.

Naming Consistency5/5

There is only one tool, so naming consistency is not a concern. The name 'search_abstracts' follows a clear verb_noun pattern.

Tool Count2/5

A single tool for a comprehensive biomedical database like PubMed feels significantly under-scoped. Users would benefit from additional tools for specific operations (e.g., fetching full details, filtering by fields).

Completeness2/5

The server lacks tools for specialized queries, structured data retrieval, or pagination. While the single tool returns rich data, it does not cover common PubMed operations like fetching a specific article by ID or searching by author/journal.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues