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Provides access to PubMed articles and abstracts via the Entrez API, enabling literature searches and full-text retrieval for AI agents.
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Provides access to PubMed articles and abstracts via the Entrez API, enabling literature searches and full-text retrieval for AI agents.
This server is relatively safe due to its read-only nature and reliance on a well-established API. Risks are primarily related to credential management (email, API key) and the potential for AI agents to misinterpret retrieved data. It is safe to use for literature searches but requires careful handling of API keys.
Performance is primarily limited by the NCBI API's response time and network latency. Complex queries may take longer to execute.
The primary cost is related to the NCBI API usage. While the base API is free, high usage may require an API key for higher rate limits.
npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-simple-pubmed --client claude{
"mcpServers": {
"simple-pubmed": {
"command": "python",
"args": ["-m", "mcp_simple_pubmed"],
"env": {
"PUBMED_EMAIL": "your-email@example.com",
"PUBMED_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}Search PubMedSearches the PubMed database using keywords, MeSH terms, author names, date ranges, and Boolean operators.
Read-only search operation.
Get Full TextDownloads the full text of an article from PubMed Central, when available.
Read-only retrieval of publicly available data.
Access AbstractsRetrieves article abstracts and metadata via resource URIs.
Read-only access to article metadata.
Systematic Review SearchGenerates comprehensive search strategies for systematic reviews using MeSH terms and synonyms.
Generates search queries; no data modification.
PICO SearchBuilds clinical question searches using the PICO framework.
Generates search queries; no data modification.
Author SearchFinds publications by a specific author with proper name formatting.
Generates search queries; no data modification.
Environment Variable
cloud
This server is relatively safe due to its read-only nature and reliance on a well-established API. Risks are primarily related to credential management (email, API key) and the potential for AI agents to misinterpret retrieved data. It is safe to use for literature searches but requires careful handling of API keys.
The server operates in a read-only mode, limiting the risk of unintended modifications or data corruption. However, the AI's interpretation of the search results determines the impact of the tool.
Production Tip
Monitor the server's resource usage and NCBI API rate limits to ensure optimal performance.
It provides access to PubMed articles and abstracts through the Entrez API for AI agents.
It requires an email address as an environment variable and optionally an API key.
It returns article abstracts and metadata, and XML-formatted full text when available.
No, this tool only provides access to open access articles in PubMed Central.
Run the `Install Certificates.command` script located in your Python installation directory.
The standard rate limit is 3 requests per second without an API key, and 10 requests per second with an API key.
You can install it via Smithery or manually using pip.