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PubMed Central MCP Server

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PubMed Central API providing access to millions of biomedical and life sciences research articles, with full-text search and metadata retrieval.

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SKILL.md

Domain knowledge for PubMed Central — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

PubMed Central

PubMed Central API providing access to millions of biomedical and life sciences research articles, with full-text search and metadata retrieval.

Data Model

  • Articles — search returns PMCIDs; use for detail and related fetches.
  • Related Articles, Citation Network — scoped by PMCID.
  • Author Publications, Journal Articles — by author or journal.

Gotchas

  • Rate limit: 10 requests/minute; NCBI enforces strictly. Wait 6+ seconds between requests.

Tools in this Server (6)

Pubmed Central Get Article

Retrieve detailed information or full text content for a specific PubMed Central article. Returns detailed article metadata including title, authors,...

Pubmed Central Get Author Publications

Retrieve all publications by a specific author in PubMed Central. Returns detailed author publication lists for academic profiling and literature ana...

Pubmed Central Get Citation Network

Analyze the citation network of a specific PubMed Central article. Returns citing and cited articles to understand research impact and scholarly conn...

Pubmed Central Get Journal Articles

Retrieve articles from a specific journal in PubMed Central. Returns journal-specific publication lists for targeted literature reviews and journal a...

Pubmed Central Get Related Articles

Find articles related to a specific PubMed Central article. Returns articles with similar topics, methods, or citations for full literature review.

Pubmed Central Search

Search PubMed Central's extensive collection of biomedical and life sciences research articles. Returns full-text open access articles from PubMed Ce...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the PubMed Central MCP server?

PubMed Central API providing access to millions of biomedical and life sciences research articles, with full-text search and metadata retrieval. It provides 6 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect PubMed Central 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/pubmed-central. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does PubMed Central provide?

PubMed Central provides 6 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 PubMed Central require?

PubMed Central uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect PubMed Central to any MCP client in minutes

https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/pubmed-central

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 PubMed Central and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. PubMed Central will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: PubMed Central
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/pubmed-central
Authentication: OAuth

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

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PubMed Central MCP Server & Skill — 6 Tools