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Europe PMC indexes life sciences literature including PubMed, patents, and clinical guidelines. Search publications, retrieve citations, and explore reference networks.

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Domain knowledge for Europe PMC — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

Europe PMC

Europe PMC indexes life sciences literature. Public API, no auth. Rate limit ~30/min.

Data Model

  • Publications (search by query returns pmid; fetch full record by pmid), Citations (papers citing this one), References (papers this one cites).

Gotchas

  • pmid format: PubMed ID returned from search feeds the publication, citation, and reference readers.
  • page_size: Keep small (3–10) to avoid rate limits.

Tools in this Server (4)

Europe Pmc Get Citations

Get papers that cite a given publication in Europe PMC. Returns a list of publications that reference the specified paper, helping you understand the...

Europe Pmc Get Publication

Retrieve detailed metadata for a specific publication from Europe PMC. Returns detailed information about a publication including title, authors, abs...

Europe Pmc Get References

Get papers referenced by a given publication in Europe PMC. Note: Due to copyright and licensing restrictions, Europe PMC does not provide access to ...

Europe Pmc Search Publications

Search Europe PMC for biomedical and life sciences literature. Europe PMC is a full database of biomedical and life sciences literature, including ar...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Europe PMC MCP server?

Europe PMC indexes life sciences literature including PubMed, patents, and clinical guidelines. Search publications, retrieve citations, and explore reference networks. It provides 4 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect Europe PMC to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/europe-pmc. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does Europe PMC provide?

Europe PMC provides 4 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does Europe PMC require?

Europe PMC uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect Europe PMC to any MCP client in minutes

MCP URL
https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/europe-pmc

One-click install:

The link prefills the Add custom connector dialog — you still review the values and click Add, then Connect to complete OAuth.

Or add manually

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click the + button and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Set Name to Europe PMC and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. Europe PMC will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: Europe PMC
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/europe-pmc
Authentication: OAuth

Custom connectors at claude.ai require a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).

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Europe PMC MCP Server & Skill — 4 Tools