pubmed-mcp

Search PubMed/PMC, retrieve records, export citations, and convert IDs.

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Source

third_party_registry

Updated

2026-08-20

// securityCaution

Runs locally
Open source

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// install

Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners

No copy-paste install info for "pubmed-mcp" yet — see the docs or source repo.

// examples

Search literature on a topic

Prompt

Search PubMed for "long COVID biomarkers" and return summary information for the 10 most relevant papers.

Expected

A list of matching papers with titles and basic summaries or record abstracts.

Export citation data

Prompt

Export the citation data for these PMIDs into a citable format and organize them into a list.

Expected

Formatted citation outputs suitable for papers or reference managers.

Convert publication identifiers

Prompt

Convert this batch of PubMed or PMC IDs and show the mapping between them.

Expected

A mapping between identifiers across the different databases.

// use cases

Rapid medical literature search

Researchers or students can use it to search PubMed/PMC directly and retrieve summaries or full records. This helps speed up early-stage literature collection.

Reference organization

When writing papers, reports, or research notes, users can export citation data to reduce manual reference formatting. It is useful for handling multiple literature records at once.

PubMed and PMC ID mapping

When a team needs to align publication records across NCBI data interfaces, it can use this tool for ID conversion. This makes it easier to integrate search results into downstream workflows.

// docs

No documentation provided

Check the source repo for usage and examples.

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// FAQ

What does this tool mainly do?

It is an MCP tool for accessing the NCBI PubMed/PMC databases. It supports literature search, retrieval of summaries and full records, citation export, and ID conversion.

Which data sources can it access?

The provided information shows that it targets NCBI's PubMed and PMC databases. For more detailed API coverage, see the source repository.

What are the installation or prerequisites?

The provided material does not include installation steps, runtime requirements, or whether credentials are needed. Please see the source repository for prerequisites.