mcp-registry/mcp-simple-pubmed


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mcp-simple-pubmed

by andybrandt

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AIs search PubMed, fetch abstracts and, when available, full-text XML using NCBI Entrez.

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Open Source

Searches the PubMed database based on provided keyword queries.

Retrieves abstracts for PubMed articles.

Downloads the full text of articles when it is openly accessible directly on PubMed.

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/andybrandt/mcp-simple-pubmed.git
cd mcp-simple-pubmed

2. (Recommended) Create and activate a Python virtual environment

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies

pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Provide PubMed/NCBI credentials (needed for higher-rate access)

export PUBMED_EMAIL="your_email@example.com"
export NCBI_API_KEY="your_ncbi_api_key"     # optional but recommended

5. Start the MCP server

python mcp_simple_pubmed/server.py # or: python -m mcp_simple_pubmed

6. Verify

Open http://localhost:8000/health or similar endpoint to ensure the service is running.

License: MIT License

Updated 7/30/2025