Pubmed Search Mcp Server

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A Model Content Protocol server that provides tools to search and retrieve academic papers from PubMed database.

What is Pubmed Search Mcp Server

pubmed-search-mcp-server is a Model Content Protocol server designed to provide tools for searching and retrieving academic papers from the PubMed database.

Use cases

Use cases include academic research, literature reviews, and any scenario where researchers need to find and retrieve specific academic papers from the PubMed database.

How to use

To use pubmed-search-mcp-server, you can either install it automatically via Smithery using the command ‘npx -y @smithery/cli install @gradusnikov/pubmed-search-mcp-server --client claude’ or manually by cloning the repository, installing dependencies, and starting the server in development mode.

Key features

Key features include searching PubMed by keywords in titles, abstracts, or author names, and retrieving detailed information such as titles, authors, journals, abstracts, DOIs, and more.

Where to use

pubmed-search-mcp-server is primarily used in academic and research fields where access to medical and scientific literature is essential.

Clients Supporting MCP

The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.

Claude Desktop: Official desktop application from Anthropic, natively supports MCP protocol. claude.ai

Cherry Studio: Cross-platform desktop client supporting multiple LLM providers, built-in MCP server support. cherry-ai.com

LobeChat: Modern open-source ChatGPT/LLMs UI, supports MCP protocol integration. lobehub.com

DeepChat: Cross-platform desktop AI assistant, compatible with MCP protocol, focusing on privacy and efficiency. deepchat.thinkinai.xyz

5ire: Cross-platform open-source desktop intelligent assistant MCP client, supports local knowledge base and MCP server. 5ire.app

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Overview

What is Pubmed Search Mcp Server

pubmed-search-mcp-server is a Model Content Protocol server designed to provide tools for searching and retrieving academic papers from the PubMed database.

Use cases

Use cases include academic research, literature reviews, and any scenario where researchers need to find and retrieve specific academic papers from the PubMed database.

How to use

Key features

Key features include searching PubMed by keywords in titles, abstracts, or author names, and retrieving detailed information such as titles, authors, journals, abstracts, DOIs, and more.

Where to use

pubmed-search-mcp-server is primarily used in academic and research fields where access to medical and scientific literature is essential.

Clients Supporting MCP

The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.

Claude Desktop: Official desktop application from Anthropic, natively supports MCP protocol. claude.ai

Cherry Studio: Cross-platform desktop client supporting multiple LLM providers, built-in MCP server support. cherry-ai.com

LobeChat: Modern open-source ChatGPT/LLMs UI, supports MCP protocol integration. lobehub.com

DeepChat: Cross-platform desktop AI assistant, compatible with MCP protocol, focusing on privacy and efficiency. deepchat.thinkinai.xyz

5ire: Cross-platform open-source desktop intelligent assistant MCP client, supports local knowledge base and MCP server. 5ire.app

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Content

PubMedSearch MCP Server

A Model Content Protocol server that provides tools to search and retrieve academic papers from PubMed database.

Features

Search PubMed by keywords in title/abstract or author names
Retrieve detailed information including title, authors, journal, abstract, DOI and more

Installing via Smithery

To install pubmed-search-mcp-server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @gradusnikov/pubmed-search-mcp-server --client claude

Installing Manually

Clone this repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd pubmed-search-mcp-server

Install dependencies:

pip install fastmcp requests python-dotenv

Create a .env file in the project root (if needed for configuration)

Usage

Start the server in development mode:
```
mcp dev pubmed_search_mcp_server.py
```

or add the server to Claude Desktop app CLAUDE_DIRECTORY/claude_desktop_config.json. For example if you are using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) it may look like this:

"pubmed-search": {
            "command": "wsl.exe",
            "args": [
                "bash",
                "-c",
                "source /home/[user]/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh && conda activate mcp && mcp run /home/[user]/pubmed-search-mpc-server/pubmed_search_mcp_server.py"
            ]
        },

Dev Tools Supporting MCP

The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.

Zed: High-performance collaborative code editor, supports MCP protocol, providing a smooth programming experience. zed.dev

Cursor: AI code editor built on VS Code, supports MCP protocol for context-aware programming. cursor.com

Windsurf: AI code editor from Codeium, integrates MCP protocol to provide intelligent code assistance. windsurf.com

Continue: Open-source AI programming assistant plugin, supports VS Code and JetBrains, compatible with MCP protocol. continue.dev

Trae: AI-driven code editor, supports MCP protocol, focusing on enhancing developer programming experience. trae.ai

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