PubMed MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACHE_TTL | No | Cache time-to-live in seconds | 300 |
| LOG_LEVEL | No | Logging level | info |
| RATE_LIMIT | No | API rate limit | 3.0 |
| PUBMED_EMAIL | Yes | Your email address (required by NCBI) | |
| CACHE_MAX_SIZE | No | Maximum cache size | 1000 |
| PUBMED_API_KEY | No | Your NCBI API key for higher rate limits |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_pubmedC | Search PubMed for articles with advanced filtering options |
| get_article_detailsC | Get detailed information for specific articles by PMID |
| search_by_authorC | Search for articles by a specific author |
| find_related_articlesC | Find articles related to a specific PMID |
| export_citationsC | Export article citations in various formats |
| search_mesh_termsB | Search and explore MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms |
| search_by_journalC | Search articles from a specific journal |
| get_trending_topicsC | Get trending medical topics and research areas |
| analyze_research_trendsC | Analyze publication trends for a research topic over time |
| compare_articlesC | Compare multiple articles side by side |
| get_journal_metricsC | Get metrics and information about a specific journal |
| advanced_searchC | Perform complex PubMed searches with multiple criteria |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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