NCBI PubMed MCP by usefulapi

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Clinics & health

Install

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You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

https://pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities.usefulapi.io/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities https://pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities.usefulapi.io/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities": {
      "url": "https://pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://pubmed-ncbi-e-utilities.usefulapi.io/mcp

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• pubmed_search

  Search PubMed with the same query syntax as the PubMed search box (fields, MeSH terms, boolean operators). Returns the total hit count and a list of PMIDs; use pubmed_summary or pubmed_fetch_abstracts on the PMIDs. E-utilities: esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed.

• pubmed_summary

  Get short metadata for up to 100 PubMed articles by PMID: title, authors, journal, publication date, DOI and PubMed Central ID. Does not return abstracts (use pubmed_fetch_abstracts). E-utilities: esummary.fcgi?db=pubmed.

• pubmed_fetch_abstracts

  Get the citation and abstract text for up to 20 PubMed articles by PMID, as plain text. Keep the PMID and journal when you cite an article. E-utilities: efetch.fcgi?db=pubmed&rettype=abstract.

• pubmed_related

  List PubMed articles that are similar to one article (PubMed's 'similar articles' links), by PMID. Returns the linked PMIDs; use pubmed_summary for their details. E-utilities: elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&cmd=neighbor.

• pubmed_database_info

  Show PubMed's current record count, last update time and the search field codes (for example TIAB or AU) that pubmed_search accepts. E-utilities: einfo.fcgi?db=pubmed.

Basic checksi

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• ✓ Pass

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry name was verified against the domain usefulapi.io (the registry checks domain ownership)

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  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

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  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 10 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 5 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Clinics & healthi

• More stars than 0% of the other 866 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 98% of the other 866 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 866 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

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