PubMed▌
by grll
Search and analyze biomedical literature with PubMed integration. Access entre pubmed data for dynamic scientific queryi
Integrates PubMed data for searching and fetching biomedical literature, enabling dynamic querying and analysis of scientific information.
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best for
- / Academic researchers conducting literature reviews
- / Students writing research papers
- / Healthcare professionals seeking evidence-based information
- / Data scientists analyzing publication trends
capabilities
- / Search PubMed with complex filters and MeSH terms
- / Retrieve article details and abstracts by PMID
- / Format citations in multiple styles (BibTeX, APA, MLA, etc.)
- / Find articles by specific authors
- / Analyze publication trends over time
- / Compare multiple articles side by side
what it does
Searches and retrieves academic literature from NCBI PubMed database with advanced filtering, citation formatting, and research analysis capabilities.
about
PubMed is a community-built MCP server published by grll that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Search and analyze biomedical literature with PubMed integration. Access entre pubmed data for dynamic scientific queryi It is categorized under search web.
how to install
You can install PubMed in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
MIT
PubMed is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
README content is unavailable from source data for this server.
Open GitHub repositoryFAQ
- What is the PubMed MCP server?
- PubMed is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
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- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for PubMed?
- This profile displays 73 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Discussion
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Ratings
4.7★★★★★73 reviews- ★★★★★Omar Robinson· Dec 28, 2024
Strong directory entry: PubMed surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Dec 24, 2024
PubMed reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Omar Ndlovu· Dec 24, 2024
We evaluated PubMed against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Omar Gonzalez· Dec 20, 2024
We evaluated PubMed against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Nia Gupta· Dec 16, 2024
Useful MCP listing: PubMed is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Nia Anderson· Dec 12, 2024
PubMed has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Advait Harris· Dec 8, 2024
PubMed is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Kiara Kim· Dec 4, 2024
We wired PubMed into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Kaira Martin· Nov 23, 2024
According to our notes, PubMed benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Soo Garcia· Nov 19, 2024
Useful MCP listing: PubMed is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
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