PubMed MCP Server
@JackKuo666/pubmed-mcp-server · by JackKuo666
🔍 Enable AI assistants to search, access, and analyze PubMed articles through a simple MCP interface.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Stale
Last commit 475d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
0 tools
Grade F
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PubMed MCP Server is an MCP server that 🔍 Enable AI assistants to search, access, and analyze PubMed articles through a simple MCP interface. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 49/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubmed": {
"args": [
"-m",
"pubmed-mcp-server"
],
"command": "python"
}
}
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What PubMed MCP Server does
🔍 Enable AI assistants to search, access, and analyze PubMed articles through a simple MCP interface.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is PubMed MCP Server safe to use?
- PubMed MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install PubMed MCP Server?
- PubMed MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What AI clients work with PubMed MCP Server?
- PubMed MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is PubMed MCP Server actively maintained?
- PubMed MCP Server is not actively maintained — last commit was 475 days ago. It has 126 GitHub stars.
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