Pubmed Mcp Server
by cyanheadscommunityv2.3.3
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This MCP server provides access to the NCBI E-utilities API, allowing users to search PubMed, fetch article metadata and full text, generate citations, explore MeSH terms, and discover related research.
From the registry: Search PubMed, fetch articles and full text, generate citations, and explore MeSH terms via NCBI.
Install & configure
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `pubmed-mcp-server-cyanheads` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Canonical MCP server config (HTTP transport):
- url: `https://pubmed.caseyjhand.com/mcp`
Note: PubMed NCBI E-utilities MCP. 9 tools, no API keys required. Public hosted instance available. Also available as npx: npx -y @cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest with MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=stdio. Optional NCBI_API_KEY for 10 req/s (vs 3 req/s).
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: PubMed NCBI E-utilities MCP. 9 tools, no API keys required. Public hosted instance available. Also available as npx: npx -y @cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest with MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=stdio. Optional NCBI_API_KEY for 10 req/s (vs 3 req/s).
Tools (9)
pubmed_search_articles
Search PubMed with full query syntax, field-specific filters, date ranges, pagination, and optional brief summaries.
pubmed_fetch_articles
Fetch full article metadata by PMIDs — abstract, authors, journal, MeSH terms, grants.
pubmed_fetch_fulltext
Fetch full-text articles from PubMed Central — body sections, references, and metadata for open-access articles.
pubmed_format_citations
Generate formatted citations in APA 7th, MLA 9th, BibTeX, or RIS.
pubmed_find_related
Find similar articles, citing articles, or references for a given PMID.
pubmed_spell_check
Spell-check biomedical queries using NCBI's ESpell service.
pubmed_lookup_mesh
Search and explore MeSH vocabulary — tree numbers, scope notes, entry terms.
pubmed_lookup_citation
Resolve partial bibliographic references to PubMed IDs via ECitMatch.
pubmed_convert_ids
Convert between DOI, PMID, and PMCID using the PMC ID Converter API.
Environment variables
NCBI_API_KEYrequiredNCBI API key for higher rate limits (10 req/s vs 3 req/s).Packages
@cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server
npmv2.3.3transport: stdio
@cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server
npmv2.3.3transport: streamable-http
Remote Endpoints
https://pubmed.caseyjhand.com/mcp
type: streamable-http
Details
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Released
- Apr 9, 2026
- Last commit
- May 25, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server