pubmedmcp

A MCP server for PubMed data

77 stars PythonServers & Infrastructure Updated Nov 1, 2025

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PubMed MCP

A MCP server that allows to search and fetch articles from PubMed.

PubMed is a database of over 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

This MCP server relies on the pubmedclient Python package to perform the search and fetch operations.

Usage

Add the following to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:

json

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

Make sure uv is installed on your system and 'uvx' is available in your PATH (claude PATH sometimes is not the same as your system PATH).

You can add a PATH key in your `claude_desktop_config.json` file to make sure uv is available in claude PATH.

Frequently asked questions

What is pubmedmcp?

pubmedmcp is A MCP server for PubMed data

How do I install pubmedmcp?

Open the GitHub repository and follow its README. Most MCP servers are added to your client's MCP config, then called by your agent.

Is pubmedmcp open source?

Yes — it is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/grll/pubmedmcp and has 77 stars.

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