mcp-simple-pubmedThis server lets AI assistants search PubMed, retrieve abstracts, and download open access medical papers. It also includes ready-made prompts to help you build precise search queries for clinical que

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Reviewed by Daniel Nikulshyn·Updated July 2026

Overview

MCP Simple PubMed is a server that provides access to PubMed articles through the Entrez API. It allows AI assistants to search PubMed, retrieve abstracts, and download open access medical papers. The server also includes ready-made prompts to help build precise search queries for clinical questions. These prompts guide the AI to construct optimized PubMed queries, making it easier to conduct thorough literature searches. The tool returns an XML-ized version of full text, which is more useful for AIs than a human-readable text. However, it may not deliver a paper's full text if it's not available or if the AI doesn't have the necessary permissions.

Key features

Search PubMed by keywords, MeSH terms, author names, date ranges, and Boolean operators
Get full text of open access articles in PubMed Central
Retrieve article abstracts and metadata via resource URIs
Systematic Review Search prompt
PICO Search prompt
Author Search prompt

Pricing

Model: Free
Category: MCP Servers
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Use cases

Conducting a systematic review

Use the Systematic Review Search prompt to generate comprehensive search strategies with MeSH terms, synonyms, and date filters.

Building a clinical question search

Use the PICO Search prompt to build clinical question searches using the PICO framework (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome).

Finding publications by an author

Use the Author Search prompt to find all publications by a specific author with proper name formatting.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Provides access to PubMed articles through a simple API
Includes ready-made prompts for building precise search queries
Returns XML-ized full text, which is useful for AIs
Allows for searching by keywords, MeSH terms, author names, date ranges, and Boolean operators

Cons

May not deliver full text if it's not available or if the AI doesn't have necessary permissions
Requires environment variables (PUBMED_EMAIL and PUBMED_API_KEY) for configuration
Has rate limits (3 requests/second by default, 10 requests/second with an API key)

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Q&A

What are the limitations?

It may not deliver a paper's full text if it's not available or if the AI doesn't have the necessary permissions, and requires configuration with environment variables.

Asked by Chidi Okonkwo · Mar 6, 2026

What are the use cases?

It can be used for searching PubMed, retrieving abstracts, and downloading open access medical papers, with applications in systematic reviews and clinical questions.

Asked by Aaliyah Johnson · Jan 24, 2026

What integrations are available?

The tool integrates with PubMed through the Entrez API and provides access to PubMed articles.

Asked by Zofia Kaczmarek · Dec 19, 2025

What is the pricing?

Pricing is not specified, but it has rate limits of 3 requests/second by default, and 10 requests/second with an API key.

Asked by Jarrah Whitlock · Dec 1, 2025