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PubMed MCP Server

An MCP server implementation for accessing PubMed data with focus on open access content.

Features

  • Search PubMed database for research articles

  • Filter for open access content

  • Get detailed article information including abstracts

  • Find free full-text links where available

  • Built-in rate limiting for API compliance

Installation

npm install @rikachu225/pubmed-server

Usage

import PubMedServer from '@rikachu225/pubmed-server'; // Search for recent open access papers const results = await PubMedServer.getLatestOpenAccess({ topic: 'machine learning', days: 30, maxResults: 10 }); // Basic search with options const searchResults = await PubMedServer.search({ query: 'cancer treatment', maxResults: 20, sort: 'relevance', filterOpenAccess: true });

API Reference

search(options)

Search for articles with specified criteria

  • query: Search terms

  • maxResults: Maximum number of results (default: 10)

  • sort: Sort order ('relevance' or 'date')

  • filterOpenAccess: Whether to filter for open access content (default: true)

getLatestOpenAccess(options)

Get recent open access papers

  • topic: Search topic

  • days: Number of days to look back (default: 30)

  • maxResults: Maximum number of results (default: 10)

getOpenAccessLinks(pmid)

Get available free full-text links for an article

  • pmid: PubMed ID of the article

Rate Limiting

The server implements automatic rate limiting to comply with NCBI's guidelines (maximum 3 requests per second).

License

MIT

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