pubmed-clinical-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCBI_EMAIL | No | Email address recommended for NCBI E-utilities usage. | |
| NCBI_API_KEY | No | Optional NCBI API key to raise rate limits. | |
| UNPAYWALL_EMAIL | No | Email address required for Unpaywall checks. | |
| PUBMED_MCP_CACHE_PATH | No | Path to a local JSON cache file. Optional. |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| build_clinical_queryB | Convert a natural-language clinical question into a PubMed-ready query. |
| search_pubmedB | Search PubMed and return PMIDs plus a lightweight metadata summary. |
| fetch_pubmed_articlesC | Fetch PubMed title, abstract, authors, journal, year, DOI, MeSH, and publication types. |
| rank_articlesA | Rank article summaries against a clinical question and explain relevance. |
| search_and_fetch_pubmedC | Build a clinical PubMed query, search PubMed, fetch articles, and return ranked summaries. |
| fetch_pmc_full_textB | Fetch legal PubMed Central full-text sections when a PMCID is available. |
| check_full_text_availabilityC | Check PMC and Unpaywall for legal full-text availability. |
| find_related_articlesC | Find related PubMed articles through NCBI elink. |
| extract_picoB | Extract a rough PICO structure from an abstract or article passage. |
| summarize_evidenceC | Summarize article evidence into a table, limitations, and citation-backed findings. |
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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