PubMed Search
Multi-source biomedical literature search: PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, full text, citations
MCP server · by u9401066
About
PubMed Search is an MCP server published by u9401066. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). The last change we recorded was on 2026-11-02. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-03.
What it asks for
- Runs on your machine
- Secrets: 1
- Settings: 2
Requires: NCBI_API_KEY (secret)
What it declares, asks for and runs, in full
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Package
PyPI pubmed-search-mcp (pubmed-search-mcp on PyPI)
- PyPI downloads/week: 155 (2026-11-02)
- PyPI downloads/month: 2 184 (2026-11-02)
- Latest version on PyPI: 0.8.0, published 2026-10-20
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Works with
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Copilot CLI
From the marketplaces that list it and the MCP transport it declares, as each client documents them. We do not test plugins.
Connect
Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.
As a local MCP server: PyPI package
Built from what Official MCP Registry declares.
claude mcp add --env "NCBI_API_KEY=<YOUR_NCBI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio pubmed-search-mcp -- uvx pubmed-search-mcp[mcp_servers.pubmed-search-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["pubmed-search-mcp"]
[mcp_servers.pubmed-search-mcp.env]
NCBI_API_KEY = "<YOUR_NCBI_API_KEY>"{
"mcpServers": {
"pubmed-search-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pubmed-search-mcp"
],
"env": {
"NCBI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_NCBI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. We show the names of the settings, never values.
Optional settings it also lists: NCBI_EMAIL.
Where it is published
| Marketplace | Status | Version | Figures | Verified | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry (Open the registry record) | Listed | 0.8.0 | Downloads/month (PyPI): 2 184 Downloads/week (PyPI): 155 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 28 |
Not marked | |
| PyPI (MCP servers) (Open on PyPI) | Listed | 0.8.0 | Downloads/month (PyPI): 2 184 Downloads/week (PyPI): 155 Forks (GitHub): 9 Stars (GitHub): 28 |
Not marked |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
What changed
- PyPI (MCP servers): released version 0.8.0 (was 0.7.7)
- Became a product we track
- Official MCP Registry: appeared
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