PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search

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Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed-medline-literature-search": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/pubmed/mcp"
    }
  }
}

5 tools

• search_pubmed

  Search PubMed for biomedical literature. Find research articles, reviews, and clinical studies matching your search terms. Supports PubMed query syntax including MeSH terms, field tags, and boolean operators. Args: query: Search terms (e.g. 'diabetes…

• get_article_detail

  Get full details of a PubMed article by its PMID. Returns title, all authors, complete abstract, MeSH terms, publication types, journal info, and DOI. Args: pmid: PubMed ID (e.g. '39142850').

• find_related_articles

  Find articles related to a given PubMed article. Uses NCBI's computed similarity to find conceptually related papers. Useful for literature review expansion. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the source article. limit: Maximum related articles to return…

• search_mesh

  Search the MeSH vocabulary for standardized medical terms. Find MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors to use in precise PubMed searches. Returns MeSH IDs, preferred terms, and scope notes. Args: term: Search term (e.g. 'diabetes', 'heart failure'…

• get_cited_by

  Find articles that cite a given PubMed article. Useful for tracking the impact and follow-up research of a key publication. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the article to find citations for. limit: Maximum citing articles to return (default 20, max 100).

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