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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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SKILL.md

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

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

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol lets AI tools call external capabilities securely through a single URL. This MCP server groups tools behind an endpoint that many clients can use.

Use this MCP server in 3 steps

  1. Copy the MCP URL above
  2. Open your AI tool and add a new MCP/connector
  3. Paste the URL and follow any auth prompts

Claude Desktop Users

Skip the manual setup! Use the .mcpb file format for one-click installation. Check the Claude Desktop tab for setup instructions.

Pick your tool tab for exact steps

Select ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, or another tab for copy-paste config.

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