PubMed MCP

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About PubMed MCP

A MCP server for PubMed data

#pubmed #mcp #biomedical #data-fetching

Basic information

Category

Data & Analytics

Transports

stdio

Publisher

grll

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmedmcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "pubmedmcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UV_PRERELEASE": "allow",
        "UV_PYTHON": "3.12"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Overview

What is PubMed MCP?

PubMed MCP is a server that allows searching and fetching articles from PubMed, a database of over 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

How to use PubMed MCP?

Add the configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file using the uvx command with the pubmedmcp@latest package. Ensure uv and uvx are installed and available in your system PATH, and that Python 3.12 is used.

Key features of PubMed MCP

Search PubMed for biomedical citations
Fetch article metadata and details
Leverages the pubmedclient Python package
Integrates with Claude Desktop via MCP
Uses uv for installation and execution

Use cases of PubMed MCP

Searching PubMed for relevant biomedical literature citations
Retrieving detailed information about specific PubMed articles

FAQ from PubMed MCP

How do I configure PubMed MCP?

Add the provided JSON snippet to your claude_desktop_config.json file, specifying the command uvx and arguments ["pubmedmcp@latest"].

What are the prerequisites?

You need uv installed with uvx available in your PATH, and Python 3.12 must be used (set via the UV_PYTHON environment variable).

Why might uv not be found by Claude?

Claude's PATH may differ from your system PATH. You can add a PATH key in your claude_desktop_config.json file to ensure uvx is available.

What Python version does PubMed MCP require?

It requires Python 3.12, which is enforced by setting UV_PYTHON: "3.12" in the configuration environment.

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