Advertise
MCP.so
Sign In

PubMed Enhanced Search Server MCP Server

@leescot

Repository

Basic information

Category

Data & Analytics

Transports

stdio

Author

leescot

Submitted by

坤峰 李

About PubMed Enhanced Search Server MCP Server

pubmed-mcp-smithery

#pubmed#mcp#academic-research

PubMed Enhanced Search Server MCP Server config

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed-mcp-smithery": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli@latest",
        "run",
        "@leescot/pubmed-mcp-smithery",
        "--config",
        "\"{}\""
      ]
    }
  }
}

PubMed Enhanced Search Server MCP Server tools

Tool list not available yet

This listing does not currently have a tool list to display. This does not mean the server has no tools; check its documentation for supported capabilities.

Fetch the live tool list by running this server in a temporary sandbox using the button above.

Overview

What is PubMed Enhanced Search Server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools to search and retrieve academic papers from the PubMed database. It includes enhanced features such as MeSH term lookup, publication count statistics, and PICO-based evidence search. Designed for researchers, clinicians, and anyone conducting medical literature reviews.

How to use PubMed Enhanced Search Server?

Install Python 3.6+, fastmcp, and requests; then clone the repository and start the server with python pubmed_enhanced_mcp_server.py or in development mode with mcp dev pubmed_enhanced_mcp_server.py. Add the server to Claude Desktop by editing the claude_desktop_config.json file with the server's command and path.

Key features of PubMed Enhanced Search Server

  • Search PubMed by keywords with optional journal filter
  • Sort results by relevance or date (newest/oldest)
  • Look up MeSH terms related to a medical concept
  • Get publication counts for multiple search terms
  • Retrieve detailed paper info including abstract, DOI, authors
  • Perform structured PICO searches with synonym support

Use cases of PubMed Enhanced Search Server

  • Conduct literature searches for systematic reviews
  • Compare publication prevalence across multiple medical topics
  • Perform structured evidence-based searches using the PICO framework
  • Retrieve detailed metadata and abstracts for specific papers by PMID

Frequently asked questions

1

What are the prerequisites to run the server?

Python 3.6 or later and pip. The dependencies `fastmcp` and `requests` must be installed via pip.

2

How do I install the server?

Clone the repository, then run `pip install fastmcp requests` in the project directory.

3

What MCP functions does the server provide?

Five functions: `search_pubmed`, `get_mesh_terms`, `get_pubmed_count`, `format_paper_details`, and `pico_search`. Each accepts specific parameters and returns structured data.

4

How does the server handle NCBI rate limiting?

The server implements an automatic retry mechanism with backoff delays to handle potential rate limiting by NCBI's E-utilities service.

5

What license is this project under?

The project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Comments

More Data & Analytics MCP servers

Zillow MCP Server

HasData

HasData's hosted Zillow MCP server lets AI agents search homes for sale, rentals and sold listings, then retrieve property details, price history and Zillow estimates as structured JSON.

4

CitySignal AI

CitySignal AI

Live road, transit, weather, power and water signals for 13 US cities, deduplicated and kept current with a week of memory, plus road camera pictures and upcoming events. City tools need no sign-in. Connect a CitySignal

HiBot

HiBot

HiBot's public read-only MCP server. It serves HiBot's AI-visibility knowledge as tools: the ANSWER framework for measuring how AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google, Claude, Grok) surface, recommend, and repres

YouTube MCP Server

HasData

Hosted YouTube MCP server for search, video metadata, channel data and timestamped transcripts. Connect Claude, Cursor or other MCP clients with HasData; no YouTube API key required.

6

Tyton MCP

usetyton

Meta Pixel not working, or you need a Meta tracking audit? Tyton MCP finds the break and sets up Meta Pixel plus the Conversions API. https://usetyton.com

Advertise